Recorded 1912–1945 Boys' name Peak 1920 227 births

Walfred — boys' name

227 babies named Walfred in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s921920s991930s311940s5
1920s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Walfred was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

19 babies were named Walfred in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Walfred

The Social Security Administration has registered 227 babies named Walfred between 1912 and 1945, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Walfred currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1945. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Walfred performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Walfred shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Walfred in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Walfred in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 227 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Walfred at a glance

Last recorded 1945

Total births

227

Since 1912

34 years of records

Peak year

1920

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1945

Active since

1912

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1945

Walfred popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1912

Last recorded 1945
Peak year (1920)
19
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
05101520 194519331929192519221919191619131912 15

Walfred by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
99 births that decade — 44% of Walfred's all-time total
1910s921920s991930s311940s5

Walfred by state

Where Walfred concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Walfred
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
27 11.9%
#2 Minnesota
17 7.5%
Michigan share of Walfred's total US births 11.9%
Even split

27 of 227 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Walfred?
227 babies have been named Walfred since 1912. It was last recorded in 1945. The peak year was 1920 with 19 births.
When was Walfred most popular?
Walfred was most popular in the 1920s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Walfred most popular?
The top states for the name Walfred are Michigan (27 births), Minnesota (17 births).
How long has the name Walfred been used?
Walfred has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 34 years of data through 1945.
What names are similar to Walfred?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Walter, Wallace, Walker, Walton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1912–1945 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.