Is Wilfred a boy or girl name?

Wilfred is primarily a boy name in U.S. records: about 0% of recorded births are female.

What is the average age of someone named Wilfred?

The average Wilfred alive today is an estimated 61 years old. People named Wilfred were most often born around 1957.

When was the name Wilfred most popular?

Wilfred peaked in 1920 with 811 recorded births in the United States.

What vibe does the name Wilfred have?

In one report's words: woolen, earnest, deliberate. Wilfred ranks #1516 among all U.S. first names since 1880.

Wilfred — Name Meaning, Age & Vibe

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Origin & Meaning

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Derived from the Old English name Wilfrið, joining elements meaning will or desire with peace. Borne by a prominent seventh-century Northumbrian bishop, it retreated after the Norman Conquest before Victorian antiquarians revived it in the nineteenth century. American parents adopted it steadily into the early twentieth century.

Also answers toWilf, Will, Fred, Freddie

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025

SSA Data

1880 peak: 811 souls, A.D. 1920 2025

2025: 29 born, holding steady

Estimated Age

61 yrs

Most Wilfreds were born around 1957 — remembers exactly where the TV was in July 1969.

Peak Reign

1920

№176 that year

Generation

Boomer, 41%

then Gen X 20% · Silent 17%

Rarity

Top 2000 all-time

≈30K ever born · holding steady

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Wilfred grew up with

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The Twist·banana-seat bikes·45 rpm singles

Generation Distribution — Living Wilfreds

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Silent 17%Boomer 41%Gen X 20%Millennial 12%Gen Z 6%Gen Alpha 4%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data

SSA: Wilfred peaked in 1920.

Estimated average age: 61.

What people think

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Soft Strong

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First Impressions

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The name reads as someone who owns heavy wool garments and understands how steam radiators work. It peaked long before home air conditioning became standard, giving it a permanent air of early twentieth-century gravity. Today the name reads as deliberate, literary, and unhurried. A Wilfred is rarely seen running through a transit hub.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01

The name hit its high-water mark in 1920, when 811 American boys received it in a single year.

Field Note 02

About forty-one percent of living bearers belong to the Baby Boomer generation, putting the average holder's age around sixty-one.

Field Note 03

With fewer than thirty boys receiving the name nationwide in 2025, it occupies quiet territory on modern birth registries.

Notable Wilfreds

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Wilfred Owenpoet, b. 1893

Wilfred Jacksonanimator and director, b. 1906

Wilfred Benítezworld champion boxer, b. 1958

Adjacent Names

Alfred · Clifford · Bernard · Wilbur · Chester · Harold · Ernest

Ephemera — If Wilfred were a…

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City

Worcester

Color

Loden green

Job

Clock restorer

Object

Hardcover ledger

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