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How popular is the name Wilfrid?
Births per year, rank history and how many Wilfrids are alive today.
Wilfrid (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Wilfred in England and Wales, ranked 2014th in 2025 and given to 12 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2018, when 13 babies were given the name, the 1786th most popular that year. It has risen strongly over the past decade.
Across all spellings of the name, the Wilfred you are most likely to meet is around 2 years old - or else around 73: the name has two living generations. Half of all Wilfreds born in England and Wales are between 10 and 74, and there are at least 15,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 4.8% chance that at least one of them will be called Wilfred.
How many babies are named Wilfrid each year?
Includes all spellings: Wilfrid, Wilfred. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Wilfrid spelling rank?
Where does the Wilfred spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Wilfrid most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Wilfred, peaked in 1904, when around 4,500 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Wilfrid spelling itself peaked in 2018, with 13 babies.
How many people are called Wilfrid?
At least 15,000 people named Wilfrid in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Wilfrid?
Most living Wilfrids are between 10 and 74; the most common age is about 2. There is a second cluster around 73.
Is Wilfrid becoming more or less popular?
Rising: it has climbed strongly over the past decade.