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Boy name Germanic origin Catholic tradition

Wilfred

WIL-fred · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Desire for peace
Language
Germanic
Culture
English
Religion
Catholic
Style era
modern
Themes
Germanic · saintly
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#5038
2024 births20
Peak year1920
First appeared1880
Total US births29,388
1920 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
WillFred
Alternate spellings
WilfridWilfried
In other languages
WilfredoWilfrid

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