The first name Wilfrid

In 2025, 12 boys were named Wilfrid, making it the 2,014th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2018, with 13 births (#1,786).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Wilfrid with other names.

In 2020, 5 boys born in the United States were named Wilfrid, the 13,948th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1922, when 57 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.

• Wilfrid Laurier
  7th prime minister of Canada (1841-1919)
• Wilfrid Sellars
  American philosopher (1912-1989)
• Wilfrid
  Christian saint, Bishop of York from 664 to 678
• Wilfrid Kaptoum
  Cameroonian association football player, born 1996
• Wilfrid Scawen Blunt
  British poet and writer (1840–1922)
• Wilfrid Hyde-White
  British actor (1903–1991)
• Wilfrid Johnson
  British lacrosse player (1885-1960)
• Wilfrid Wilson Gibson
  British poet (1878–1962)
• Wilfrid Backhouse Alexander
  English ornithologist and entomologist (1885–1965)
• Wilfrid Lawson
  British actor (1900–1966)
• Frederick Wilfrid Lancaster
  British-American information scientist (1933-2013)
• Wilfrid Le Gros Clark
  British scientist and surgeon (1895–1971)

• Tyler
• Alfred
• Blake
• Grayson
• Stanley
• Tom
• Wyatt
• Miles
• Brandon
• Maxwell
• Landon
• Bradley
• Spencer
• Wesley
• Colton
• Hugh

All 216 names of English origin

What does the name Wilfrid mean?

Wilfrid means “will”, “peace” in English.

What is the origin of the name Wilfrid?

Inherited from Old English Wilfriþ, from wil (“will”) + friþ (“peace”).

How popular is the name Wilfrid?

In 2025, 12 boys born in England and Wales were named Wilfrid, ranking 2,014th. Its peak was 2018, with 13 births.

Is Wilfrid a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,419 US babies named Wilfrid since 1880 were boys.

When was Wilfrid most popular?

1922 in the United States, when 57 babies were named Wilfrid, its highest rank at 927th.

What name is Wilfrid a form of?

Wilfrid is a form of Wilfred.