Given name
Alfrieda
“one who counsels the elves”
Alfrieda is a variant of Alfreda. In German use, Alfreda carries the interpretation “one who counsels the elves.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alfrieda is a variant of Alfreda. In German use, Alfreda carries the interpretation “one who counsels the elves.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1894. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alfrieda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 761
- 0 boys · 761 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1971. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 27 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 250 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alfrieda’s family of names
Alfrieda has a related form in Alfreda.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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