Alfhild
Álfhildr was the name of several women in Norse mythology and legend. The name is composed of Old Norse words, alf 'elf, fairy' and hildr 'battle'. As of 2010 it was common in Norway.
- Norwegian
- Swedish
Meaning & Origin of Alfhild
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Álfhildr was the name of several women in Norse mythology and legend. The name is composed of Old Norse words, alf 'elf, fairy' and hildr 'battle'. As of 2010 it was common in Norway.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Norwegian
- Swedish
The Story of Alfhild
The earliest SSA record of Alfhild as a baby girl name dates back to 1899, when 5 babies received it. 1916 was its biggest year on record, with 14 newborns named Alfhild — #2,246 in the national rankings. The 1910s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 61% of all recorded Alfhilds. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1922 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 89 Alfhilds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Alfhild
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Alfhild. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Alvilde
- Vilde
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About the name Alfhild
Alfhild is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1899 and has accumulated 89 births in the dataset. Alfhild's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #2,246. Use the chart and map above to compare Alfhild's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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