Elfriede
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.
- German
Meaning & Origin of Elfriede
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)
- German
The Story of Elfriede
The earliest SSA record of Elfriede as a baby girl name dates back to 1912, when 9 babies received it. 1930 was its biggest year on record, with 21 newborns named Elfriede — #1,748 in the national rankings. The 1930s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Elfriedes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1961 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 291 Elfriedes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Elfriede
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Elfriede. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Elfi
- Frieda
- Friede
- Friedel
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About the name Elfriede
Elfriede is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 291 births in the dataset. Elfriede's peak popularity came in 1930 when it ranked #1,748. Use the chart and map above to compare Elfriede'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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