Given name & surname
Walfrid
“a peaceful ruler”
Walfrid is a variant of Walfried. One German interpretation is “a peaceful ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Walfrid is a variant of Walfried. One German interpretation is “a peaceful ruler.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Walfrid is a variant of Walfried. An origin associated with Walfried is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Walfrid through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 5 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 boys is 5 in 1920. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Walfrid’s family of names
Walfrid has a related form in Walfried.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Walfrid
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Walfrid, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“one who is willful; a bright man”
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“one who is willful; a bright man”
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“from the hill near a spring”
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Wilbur
“one who is willful; a bright man”
>99% boys