Infographic of Wilfred name meaning, which is “He who wishes peace,” based on the Germanic willio (wish) and fridu (peace). Also spelled Wilfrid.
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Wilfred Name Popularity

How popular is the name Wilfred? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 257 48 0.0136%
1911 186 121 0.0325%
1912 185 270 0.0535%
1913 181 339 0.0598%
1914 187 427 0.0613%
1915 184 578 0.0636%
1916 164 701 0.0726%
1917 161 750 0.075%
1918 182 697 0.0649%
1919 184 662 0.0632%
1920 176 774 0.0696%
1921 189 707 0.0617%
1922 193 686 0.0616%
1923 183 738 0.0659%
1924 194 700 0.0603%
1925 188 705 0.0624%
1926 218 591 0.0537%
1927 195 700 0.0632%
1928 211 607 0.0567%
1929 209 582 0.0562%
1930 219 566 0.0542%
1931 227 492 0.0498%
1932 235 478 0.0484%
1933 253 387 0.0415%
1934 267 374 0.0387%
1935 267 367 0.0378%
1936 267 369 0.0383%
1937 276 349 0.0354%
1938 275 360 0.0352%
1939 293 319 0.0314%
1940 323 268 0.0252%
1941 339 253 0.0225%
1942 338 282 0.0223%
1943 313 354 0.0271%
1944 331 294 0.0237%
1945 358 236 0.0194%
1946 374 262 0.0178%
1947 388 271 0.0162%
1948 406 237 0.0148%
1949 380 276 0.0172%
1950 400 248 0.0154%
1951 400 246 0.0145%
1952 409 244 0.014%
1953 408 252 0.0142%
1954 472 194 0.0106%
1955 447 236 0.0128%
1956 475 209 0.0111%
1957 448 252 0.0131%
1958 489 207 0.011%
1959 484 225 0.0118%
1960 518 188 0.0099%
1961 534 176 0.0093%
1962 534 173 0.0094%
1963 530 184 0.0103%
1964 564 151 0.0086%
1965 551 146 0.0089%
1966 552 140 0.009%
1967 656 85 0.0056%
1968 658 82 0.0055%
1969 677 88 0.0057%
1970 725 84 0.0053%
1971 723 81 0.0054%
1972 795 57 0.0042%
1973 871 42 0.0032%
1974 765 68 0.0052%
1975 950 36 0.0028%
1976 855 52 0.004%
1977 909 46 0.0034%
1978 903 47 0.0035%
1979 853 60 0.0043%
1980 955 46 0.0031%
1981 1,142 27 0.0018%
1982 816 75 0.005%
1983 1,018 37 0.0025%
1984 875 58 0.0039%
1985 966 48 0.0032%
1986 1,100 34 0.0023%
1987 1,225 28 0.0018%
1988 1,163 36 0.0023%
1989 1,102 48 0.003%
1990 1,472 24 0.0014%
1991 1,109 54 0.0033%
1992 1,350 32 0.002%
1993 1,485 25 0.0016%
1994 1,482 26 0.0017%
1995 1,668 19 0.0013%
1996 2,578 5 0.0003%
1997 1,813 17 0.0011%
1998 1,530 29 0.0019%
1999 2,617 5 0.0003%
2000 0 0%
2001 2,706 5 0.0003%
2002 1,715 24 0.0016%
2003 0 0%
2004 2,418 9 0.0006%
2005 2,373 10 0.0007%
2006 2,508 8 0.0005%
2007 0 0%
2008 0 0%
2009 2,962 5 0.0003%
2010 2,800 5 0.0003%
2011 0 0%
2012 0 0%
2013 0 0%
2014 0 0%
2015 0 0%
2016 2,363 10 0.0007%
2017 0 0%
2018 0 0%
2019 0 0%
2020 3,984 5 0.0004%
2021 3,350 7 0.0006%
2022 3,776 5 0.0004%

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What names are variants of Wilfred?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Wilfred.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Wilfredo

Desiring peace

English

Wilfrid

Desiring peace

English

Wilfried

Desiring peace

English

Wilfryd

Desiring peace

English

Will

Desiring peace; will helmet, protection

German

Willfred

Desiring peace

English

Willfredo

Desiring peace

English

Willfrid

Desiring peace

English

Willfried

Desiring peace

English

Willfryd

Desiring peace

English


What names sound like Wilfred?

If you like how Wilfred sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Wilfred.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Ailfred

Elf or magical counsel

English

Walfred

Ruler of peace

German


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