Gender
Origin
- English
- desiring peace
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Wilfried
Pronunciation
wi-lf-ried, wil-fried
More about the name
Wilfried is a masculine German given name derived from Germanic roots meaning "will" and "peace" (Wille and Frieden in German). The English spelling is Wilfrid. Wilfred and Wifred (also Wifredo) are closely related to Wilfried with the same roots (Old English wil and frið).
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1967 (rank #3961, 5 births)
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| 2025 | – |
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Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1976 (rank #99, 606 births); most recent 2022 (rank #3386, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2014 | 20 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence