Elfreda
Elfriede, also known as Elfreda, Elfrida, Alfrida, Aelfrida, Elfrieda, Elftrude, Elftraut among other variants, is a female given name, derived from Ælfþryð (Aelfthryth) meaning "elf-strength". The name fell out of fashion in the Middle Ages and was revived in the 19th century in both England and Germany.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Elfreda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elfriede, also known as Elfreda, Elfrida, Alfrida, Aelfrida, Elfrieda, Elftrude, Elftraut among other variants, is a female given name, derived from Ælfþryð (Aelfthryth) meaning "elf-strength". The name fell out of fashion in the Middle Ages and was revived in the 19th century in both England and Germany.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Elfreda
American parents first put Elfreda on the record books as a baby girl name in 1887, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 40 Elfredas were born — ranking #1,126 that year. About 24% of every Elfreda on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Elfreda last appeared in the published SSA data in 1978, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 934 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Elfreda
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About the name Elfreda
Elfreda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1887 and has accumulated 934 births in the dataset. Elfreda's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #1,126. Use the chart and map above to compare Elfreda'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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