Recorded 1926–1934 Girls' name Peak 1926 11 births

Wilfreda — girls' name

11 babies named Wilfreda in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s5
1920s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Wilfreda was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

6 babies were named Wilfreda in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wilfreda

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Wilfreda between 1926 and 1934, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wilfreda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1934. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wilfreda performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wilfreda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wilfreda 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 11 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.

Wilfreda at a glance

Last recorded 1934

Total births

11

Since 1926

9 years of records

Peak year

1926

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1934

Active since

1926

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1934

Wilfreda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1926

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1926)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 19341926 6

Wilfreda by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
6 births that decade — 55% of Wilfreda's all-time total
1920s61930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wilfreda?
11 babies have been named Wilfreda since 1926. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year was 1926 with 6 births.
When was Wilfreda most popular?
Wilfreda was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Wilfreda been used?
Wilfreda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 9 years of data through 1934.
What names are similar to Wilfreda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Willie, Wilma, Willow, Willa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1926–1934 (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.