Given name
Elfriede
“a peaceful ruler; a good advisor”
In German use, Elfriede is a variant of Elfrida. One Greek interpretation is “a peaceful ruler; a good advisor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Elfriede 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, Elfriede 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 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elfriede through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 291
- 0 boys · 291 girls
- Most popular year
- 1930
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1961. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 21 in 1930. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,867 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.
Elfriede’s family of names
In East Central German usage, Elfriede has a diminutive in Ellie. Elfriede shares a linguistic root with Elfreda. Elfriede has a conventional equivalent in the German form Ella.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Elfriede has relatives in 10 languages.
13 related names in 10 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Elfriede
- Elfriede JelinekAustrian playwright and novelistborn 1946
- Elfriede KaunGerman high jumper (1914–2008)
- Elfriede Lohse-WächtlerGerman artist (1899-1940)
- Elfi EderAustrian female alpine skierborn 1970
- Elfriede BrüningGerman writer (1910-2014)
- Elfriede ScholzGerman dressmaker, sister of Erich Maria Remarque, victim of Nazism (1903–1943)
- Jo MihalyGerman writer and dancer (1902-1989)
- Elfriede PaulGerman politician (1900-1981)
- Elfriede GerstlAustrian writer (1932–2009)
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