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Wilfredo

Wilfredo: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“desires peace”
Origin
Germanic
Say it
weel-FRAY-doh · 3 syllables
Used for
Boys

Wilfredo is the Spanish form of Wilfred, from Germanic elements wil 'will, desire' and frid 'peace.' It is used across the Spanish-speaking world.

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How popular is Wilfredo?

20249.6 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Wilfredo in 202432

2024 rank#3,535 boys

Peak year1976

Total US babies since 18809,548

Wilfredo is steady now but far below its 1976 peak.

Names like Wilfredo

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Wilfreddesires peace · Old English
  • Williamresolute protector · Germanic
  • Henryhome ruler · Germanic
  • Charlesfree man · Germanic
  • Milessoldier or merciful · Germanic
  • Robertbright fame · Germanic
  • Milogracious; dear · Germanic
  • Luisfamous warrior · Germanic

Wilfredo questions

What does the name Wilfredo mean?

Wilfredo means "desires peace". It comes from Germanic. Wilfredo is the Spanish form of Wilfred, from Germanic elements wil 'will, desire' and frid 'peace.' It is used across the Spanish-speaking world.

Is Wilfredo a boy or girl name?

Wilfredo is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Wilfredo?

32 US babies were named Wilfredo in 2024. Its peak year was 1976.

How do you pronounce Wilfredo?

Wilfredo is usually pronounced weel-FRAY-doh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.