girl's name

Elfriede

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 1,426

Elfriede is a girl's name. In 1961 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1941, when 75 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.

Elfriede over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 1960s. The striped bar is the 1960s, still in progress — it covers 1960 to 1966, not a full ten years.

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Births named Elfriede by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 165
1910s 285
1920s 100
1930s 160
1940s 310
1950s 85
1960s (to 1966) 30

How popular is Elfriede?

In 1966, Elfriede was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Elfriede is used

France #1,858 5 in 1966
United States #6,848 5 in 1961

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Elfriede

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Elfriede also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elfriede over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Elfriede

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elfriede — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Elfriede

How popular is the name Elfriede?

In 1966, Elfriede was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Elfriede a girl's or a boy's name?

Elfriede is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Elfriede most popular?

Elfriede peaked in 1941, when 75 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.