Given name
Wilferd
“from the willow ford”
Wilferd is a variant of Wilford. One English interpretation is “from the willow ford.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Wilferd is a variant of Wilford. One English interpretation is “from the willow ford.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Wilferd is a variant of Wilford. An origin associated with Wilford is English.
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
Wilferd through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 481
- 481 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 24 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 6 in 1966. 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.
Wilferd’s family of names
Wilferd has a related form in Wilford.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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