The baby name Wilfred is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈwɪlfrɛd/ (WIL-fred).
The baby name Wilfred is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈwɪlfrɛd/ (WIL-fred).
Wilfred is English, Germanic in Origin.
Rooted in Old English, Wilfred combines wil “will, desire” and frith/fred “peace, protection,” yielding the sense “resolute for peace” or “peaceful will.” It appears in Anglo-Saxon records and in Latin as Wifredus/Wilfridus; the closely related saint’s name Wilfrid shaped its medieval visibility. Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe (1819) spotlighted Wilfred of Ivanhoe, fueling a Victorian revival, and the name enjoyed wide use in Britain into the early 20th century, later declining yet retaining a dignified, vintage charm.
Variants include Wilfrid (older English), Wilfried (German and Dutch), Wilfredo (Spanish), Vilfredo (Italian/Portuguese), and medieval Wifred/Wifrid; related Catalan and Occitan forms appear as Guifré/Guifredo. Diminutives span Wilf, Will, and Fred/Freddie, with feminine Wilfreda/Wilfrida. Across these forms, the core meaning remains a blend of steadfast intent and peacemaking - an emblem of determined calm.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | 0 | #30 | 4 | 2,537 | |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| CM | 0 | #55 | 2 | 2,592 | |
| PR | 0 | #55 | 1 | 1,497 | |
| IN | 0 | #70 | 2 | 2,963 | |
| CN | 0 | #85 | 2 | 3,857 | |
| JM | 0 | #92 | 2 | 3,714 | |
| PH | 0 | #103 | 8 | 5,607 | |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #130 | 20 | 4,685 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #136 | 4 | 6,332 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #158 | 17 | 2,508 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #160 | 17 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #172 | 11 | 1,509 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2 | 3,954 |
| AE | 0 | #184 | 4 | 10,220 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #203 | 33 | 6,830 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| GH | 0 | #232 | 12 | 5,396 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| SG | 0 | #237 | 33 | 11,010 | |
| NG | 0 | #239 | 26 | 5,926 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #242 | 31 | 6,876 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #245 | 5 | 5,568 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #254 | 3 | 7,111 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #265 | 82 | 8,138 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #290 | 17 | 2,588 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #292 | 1,235 | 5,873 |
| GT | 0 | #300 | 15 | 5,948 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #304 | 9 | 10,560 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| HK | 0 | #312 | 37 | 8,483 | |
| MY | 0 | #316 | 15 | 12,352 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #324 | 261 | 12,054 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #324 | 8 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #327 | 6 | 7,401 |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| NL | 0 | #330 | 62 | 2,481 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #334 | 4 | 6,973 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #335 | 49 | 11,440 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #347 | 195 | 12,905 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 94 | 7,625 |
| France | Boys | 2019 | #392 | 3 | 2,886 |
| ZA | 0 | #393 | 55 | 14,421 | |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BO | 0 | #405 | 4 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #410 | 4 | 5,922 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #421 | 878 | 16,906 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #454 | 28 | 9,305 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #457 | 1,194 | 25,619 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #461 | 6 | 10,523 |
| CO | 0 | #465 | 16 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #469 | 19 | 10,188 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #508 | 193 | 17,960 |
| BH | 0 | #523 | 31 | 17,937 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #526 | 15 | 11,671 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| LY | 0 | #553 | 7 | 12,703 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #556 | 37 | 9,244 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #557 | 5 | 10,655 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 42 | 13,390 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #636 | 308 | 15,656 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #667 | 41 | 18,093 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #669 | 14 | 3,552 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #694 | 76 | 18,755 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #717 | 70 | 15,093 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #753 | 378 | 25,439 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #780 | 6 | 12,213 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #796 | 83 | 14,506 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #807 | 75 | 17,948 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #873 | 20 | 7,044 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #903 | 28 | 5,610 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #923 | 30 | 5,697 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #947 | 146 | 22,615 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #967 | 16 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #980 | 22 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 4 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,131 | 11 | 25,928 |
| MA | 0 | #1,196 | 4 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,229 | 6 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,398 | 74 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,469 | 146 | 28,008 |
Wilfred is popular in 67 countries — most recent births per country:
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