Given name
Wilfried
“one who wishes for peace”
Wilfried is a variant of Wilfred. One English interpretation is “one who wishes for peace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Wilfried is a variant of Wilfred. One English interpretation is “one who wishes for peace.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Wilfried is a variant of Wilfred. An origin associated with Wilfred is English. In German use, Wilfried shares an earlier linguistic root with Wilfrid. Wilfrid has been associated with Old English and Germanic naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1927. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wilfried through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 20
- 20 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 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 1967. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 517 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.
Wilfried’s family of names
In German usage, Wilfried has a diminutive in Willy. In French usage, Wilfried shares a linguistic root with the English form Wilfred. Wilfried has a related form in Wilfred.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Wilfried has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Wilfried
- Vilfredo ParetoItalian economist and sociologist (1848-1923)
- Wilfried BonyIvorian association football playerborn 1988
- Wilfried MartensBelgian politician (1936–2013)
- Wilfried SanouBurkinabé association football playerborn 1984
- Wilfried SingoIvorian footballerborn 2000
- Wilfried Van MoerBelgian footballer (1945–2021)
- Wilfried HannesGerman footballerborn 1957
- Wilfried DietrichWest German wrestler (1933-1992)
- Wilfried KanonIvorian footballerborn 1993
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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