Given name
Willfred
“one who wishes for peace”
Willfred is a variant of Wilfred. One English interpretation is “one who wishes for peace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Willfred is a variant of Wilfred. One English interpretation is “one who wishes for peace.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Willfred is a variant of 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 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Willfred through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 20
- 20 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 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 1932. 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.
Willfred’s family of names
In Norwegian usage, Willfred 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.
People named Willfred
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Willfred, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Wilbur
“one who is willful; a bright man”
>99% boys
Wilbert
“one who is willful; a bright man”
>99% boys
Wilmer
“a strong-willed and wellknown man”
>99% boys
Wilton
“from the town on the river”
>99% boys
Worth
“enclosure”
>99% boys
Wiley
“of the willows” · “one who is crafty; from the meadow by the water”
88% boys · 12% girls