Manfred
A boys’ name of Old German origin, meaning man of peace.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Manfred by the numbers
Manfred was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 37 babies in 1961, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that mean peace
Like Manfred, each of these has peace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliverolive tree; peace3,154 in England and Wales (2025)
- Axelfather of peace3,782 in the US (2017)
- Freddiepeaceful ruler; from Frederick2,526 in England and Wales (2025)
- Paxtonpeace settlement or town1,993 in the US (2017)
- Paytonpeace settlement or town; variant of Paxton1,922 in the US (2017)
- Jeffreypeace; variant of Geoffrey1,049 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Manfred
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