The first name Elfreda
A girl’s name from English meaning “elf”, “strength”, “noble”.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
English origin
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Elfreda last appeared in the official list in 2013, given to 4 girls.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Elfreda with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Elfreda at birth, 1880–2025
In 1978, 7 girls born in the United States were named Elfreda, the 7,855th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1917, when 40 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Elfreda in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
More English girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Elfreda mean?
- Elfreda means “elf”, “strength”, “noble” in English.
- What is the origin of the name Elfreda?
- From Old English Ælfþrȳþ (from ælf (“elf”) + þrȳþ (“strength”)); later partly merged with æþel (“noble”) + þrȳþ (“strength”) ( =Audrey).
- How popular is the name Elfreda?
- In 2013, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Elfreda, ranking 4,739th.
- Is Elfreda a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 934 US babies named Elfreda since 1880 were girls.
- When was Elfreda most popular?
- 1917 in the United States, when 40 babies were named Elfreda, its highest rank at 1,131st.