Given name
Wildred
“one who wishes for peace”
In English use, Wildred has a related form in Wilfred. One English interpretation is “one who wishes for peace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Wildred has a related form in Wilfred. One English interpretation is “one who wishes for peace.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Wildred has a related form in Wilfred. An origin associated with Wilfred is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wildred through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 36
- 5 boys · 31 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 9 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 1932. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1919.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Wildred’s family of names
In English usage, Wildred has a related form in Wilfred.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Wildred, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
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Ivery is a surname.
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Irma
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>99% girls