Wilfred

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Dutch

Wilfred first appears in the data in 1955 and has been recorded in 50 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1974 with 103 babies (rank #166 that year). It was not in the 2017 data.

Numerology of Wilfred

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Wilfred yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,565

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

103

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Doctor Who: Wilfred Mott — Donna's grandfather

Famous people named Wilfred

Wilfred Owenlibrettist · b. 1893
Wilfred Ndidiassociation football player · b. 1996
Wilfred Boumaassociation football player · b. 1978
Wilfred Bungeimiddle-distance runner · b. 1980
Wilfred Agbonavbareassociation football player · b. 1966

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with W

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1955	23	#332
1956	16	#394
1957	15	#418
1958	24	#348
1959	19	#409
1960	21	#383
1961	34	#303
1962	38	#300
1963	38	#299
1964	46	#288
1965	41	#298
1966	53	#262
1967	83	#207
1968	69	#233
1969	81	#215
1970	89	#201
1971	96	#188
1972	75	#210
1973	76	#203
1974	103	#166
1975	65	#224
1976	58	#241
1977	50	#258
1978	49	#267
1979	43	#290
1980	22	#436
1981	29	#387
1982	26	#406
1983	21	#444
1984	18	#501
1985	17	#530
1986	16	#556
1987	8	#759
1988	8	#761
1989	10	#705
1990	12	#683
1991	10	#727
1992	11	#701
1993	13	#660
1994	8	#829
1995	5	#981
1996	6	#921
1997	6	#938
1998	3	#1,207
1999	3	#1,249
2000	1	#1,608
2001	1	#1,619
2002	1	#1,577
2003	1	#1,525
2004	4	#1,154