Boys' name · since 1912
Walfred
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.
- #12,224 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 227
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Walfred is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 227 have been recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Walfred recorded 227 times among boys since 1912, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1945.
- #12,224 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 227 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Walfred ranks #12,224 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 227 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,224 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 227
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Walfred's 227 recorded births place it above 73.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Walfred's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Walfred splits its recorded history at 1923: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1929 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Walfred popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1945
- Peak year (1920)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Walfred by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (99 births, 44% of the file).
1920s was Walfred's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Walfred births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
92 births
- 1920s
1920s
99 births
- 1930s 31
1930s
31 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 99 births (44% of all-time use).
Walfred by state
Where Walfred concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
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- Walfred's decade-level peak was the 1920s (99 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Walfreds (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Walfred: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–1945 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Walfred draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.