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The first name Wilfried

A unisex name.

2 syllables Unisex

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Wilfried at birth, 1880–2025

In 1967, 5 boys born in the United States were named Wilfried, the 4,539th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1927, when 5 were.

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20
babies named Wilfried since 1880
#4,539
rank in 1967
1927
peak year

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.

Famous people named Wilfried

32 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Wilfried Martens
    Belgian politician (1936–2013)
  • Wilfried Sanou
    Burkinabé association football player, born 1984
  • Wilfried Van Moer
    Belgian footballer (1945–2021)
  • Wilfried Hannes
    German footballer, born 1957
  • Wilfried Puis
    Belgian footballer (1943–1981)
  • Wilfried
    Austrian singer (1950–2017)
  • Wilfried Gröbner
    East German footballer and manager, born 1949
  • Wilfried Kanga
    French and Ivorian association football player, born 1998
  • Wilfried Dalmat
    French footballer, born 1982
  • Wilfried Peeters
    Belgian cyclist, born 1964
  • Wilfried Benjamin Balima
    Burkinabé footballer, born 1985
  • Wilfried Wesemael
    Belgian cyclist, 1950–2026

Questions

When was Wilfried most popular?
1927 in the United States, when 5 babies were named Wilfried, its highest rank at 4,780th.