Wilferd

WIHL-furd /ˈwɪlfɜːd/
boy 2 syllables fading

Wilferd is a rare variant of Wilfred that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Wilferd is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1966. Wilferd was first reported in SSA data in 1912 and peaked in 1925 (24 births).

About the name Wilferd

PronunciationWIHL-furd /ˈwɪlfɜːd/
24peak births 1925
1912first in SSA data

Names similar to Wilferd

How popular is Wilferd?

Boys named Wilferd
1912192019301940195019601966
Boys named Wilferd per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1912–1966 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1966) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Wilferd total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19666—#3,936
19586—#3,933
19555—#4,385
19536—#3,785
19495—#4,193
19465—#4,004
19458—#2,737
19418—#2,865
194012—#2,176
19397—#3,107
193810—#2,476
19378—#2,900
19368—#2,846
193514—#2,026
193414—#2,017
193310—#2,537
193216—#1,920
193120—#1,641
193012—#2,442
192918—#1,847
192819—#1,820
192724—#1,600
192611—#2,718
192524—#1,582
192415—#2,222
192320—#1,811
192220—#1,825
192116—#2,147
192023—#1,640
191919—#1,809
191819—#1,824
191710—#2,724
191617—#1,845
191514—#2,065
191419—#1,440
19136—#2,806
19127—#2,263