Given name
Elfrida
“a peaceful ruler; a good advisor”
Elfrida is used as a given name. One Greek interpretation is “a peaceful ruler; a good advisor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “a peaceful ruler; a good advisor.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1896. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elfrida through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 59
- 0 boys · 59 girls
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 28 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 5 in 1959. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 28 in 1958. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 275 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.
Elfrida’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Elfrida has a short form in Frida. In German usage, Elfrida has a related form in Elfriede. In English usage, Elfrida has a conventional equivalent in the German form Elfriede.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Elfrida has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
5 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 15
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Elfrida
- Elfrida AndréeSwedish organist, composer and conductor (1841–1929)
- Ælfthryth, Countess of FlandersCountess consort of Flanders (877-929)
- Ælfthryth10th century queen consort of England940–999
- Elfrida O. AdeboFirst Nigerian Professor of Nursingborn 1928
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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