Wilf
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning desire for peace; a form of Wilfred.
Babies a year
39
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#822
39 babies
Wilf by the numbers
In 2025, 39 babies in England and Wales were named Wilf.
Other names that come from Wilfred
Like Wilf, each of these traces back to Wilfred: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Wilf. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean peace
Like Wilf, 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 Wilf
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