Wilfrid
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning desiring peace; a form of Wilfred.
Babies a year
12
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2014
12 babies
Wilfrid by the numbers
In 2025, 12 babies in England and Wales were named Wilfrid.
Its American peak was 57 babies in 1922, making it a 1920s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Wilfrid. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Wilfreddesiring peace475 in England and Wales (2025)
- Wilfredowill and peace; spanish form of Wilfred51 in the US (2017)
- Wilfordwillow ford; crossing by willow trees10 in the US (2017)
- Wolfricwolf ruler; variant of wolfrik7 in the US (2017)
- Wulfricwolf ruler6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Wilfiedesiring peace; diminutive of Wilfred4 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean peace
Like Wilfrid, 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 Wilfrid
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