Given name
Elfrieda
“a peaceful ruler; a good advisor”
In German use, Elfrieda is a variant of Elfrida. One Greek interpretation is “a peaceful ruler; a good advisor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Elfrieda is a variant of Elfrida. One Greek interpretation is “a peaceful ruler; a good advisor.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In German use, Elfrieda is a variant of Elfrida. An origin associated with Elfrida is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elfrieda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,487
- 0 boys · 1,487 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 67 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 11 in 1959. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 67 in 1917. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 430 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.
Elfrieda’s family of names
In German usage, Elfrieda has a related form in Elfriede. In Danish usage, Elfrieda has a conventional equivalent in the German form Elfriede. In German usage, Elfrieda has a related form in Elfriede.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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