Boy
Wilfred
The name Wilfred carries the meaning "desiring peace". It belongs mostly to the 1920s at this point. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common. Few names stick around this long: it shows up across almost the entire twelve-decade span this registry covers.
Old EnglishOld English "wil" (will) + "frid" (peace)
EtymologyMeaning "desiring peace"
Births by decade
1900s
767
1910s
5,010
1920s
7,198
1930s
4,489
1940s
3,262
1950s
2,838
1960s
1,956
1970s
1,065
1980s
805
1990s
541
2000s
343
2010s
208
Peaked in the 1920s · 28,482 total U.S. births since 1900