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“elf” + “strength” + “strength”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Elfreda is a feminine given name documented in English. English Wiktionary traces it to Old English Ælfþrȳþ, from the components “elf” + “strength” + “strength”.
2 source accounts
Meaning: “elf” + “strength” + “strength”
From Old English Ælfþrȳþ (from ælf (“elf”) + þrȳþ (“strength”)); later partly merged with æþel (“noble”) + þrȳþ (“strength”) ( =Audrey).
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02 / Across borders
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United States, 1978: 7 girls (rank 7649). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Elfreda
Recorded category girls
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | 6 | 1,036 | observed |
| 1888 | 5 | 1,276 | observed |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | 7 | 1,099 | observed |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | 6 | 1,278 | observed |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | 13 | 850 | observed |
| 1895 | 8 | 1,202 | observed |
| 1896 | 8 | 1,213 | observed |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | 8 | 1,263 | observed |
| 1899 | 8 | 1,181 | observed |
| 1900 | 10 | 1,231 | observed |
| 1901 | 5 | 1,679 | observed |
| 1902 | 9 | 1,219 | observed |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | 7 | 1,538 | observed |
| 1906 | 11 | 1,154 | observed |
| 1907 | 5 | 2,061 | observed |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | 8 | 1,607 | observed |
| 1910 | 9 | 1,634 | observed |
| 1911 | 10 | 1,545 | observed |
| 1912 | 14 | 1,477 | observed |
| 1913 | 9 | 2,164 | observed |
| 1914 | 27 | 1,175 | observed |
| 1915 | 20 | 1,672 | observed |
| 1916 | 26 | 1,445 | observed |
| 1917 | 40 | 1,126 | observed |
| 1918 | 26 | 1,566 | observed |
| 1919 | 21 | 1,801 | observed |
| 1920 | 26 | 1,626 | observed |
| 1921 | 12 | 2,762 | observed |
| 1922 | 29 | 1,536 | observed |
| 1923 | 24 | 1,736 | observed |
| 1924 | 23 | 1,811 | observed |
| 1925 | 15 | 2,378 | observed |
| 1926 | 22 | 1,830 | observed |
| 1927 | 26 | 1,619 | observed |
| 1928 | 21 | 1,837 | observed |
| 1929 | 24 | 1,598 | observed |
| 1930 | 10 | 2,845 | observed |
| 1931 | 25 | 1,502 | observed |
| 1932 | 14 | 2,235 | observed |
| 1933 | 9 | 2,868 | observed |
| 1934 | 12 | 2,424 | observed |
| 1935 | 14 | 2,206 | observed |
| 1936 | 9 | 2,857 | observed |
| 1937 | 16 | 1,999 | observed |
| 1938 | 9 | 2,940 | observed |
| 1939 | 8 | 3,145 | observed |
| 1940 | 8 | 3,208 | observed |
| 1941 | 14 | 2,272 | observed |
| 1942 | 14 | 2,416 | observed |
| 1943 | 6 | 4,196 | observed |
| 1944 | 10 | 2,946 | observed |
| 1945 | 5 | 4,556 | observed |
| 1946 | 5 | 4,960 | observed |
| 1947 | 12 | 3,061 | observed |
| 1948 | 7 | 4,205 | observed |
| 1949 | 13 | 2,850 | observed |
| 1950 | 9 | 3,662 | observed |
| 1951 | 8 | 4,011 | observed |
| 1952 | 6 | 4,908 | observed |
| 1953 | 7 | 4,595 | observed |
| 1954 | 12 | 3,325 | observed |
| 1955 | 9 | 4,069 | observed |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | 33 | 1,908 | observed |
| 1959 | 9 | 4,300 | observed |
| 1960 | 11 | 3,920 | observed |
| 1961 | 7 | 5,309 | observed |
| 1962 | 9 | 4,533 | observed |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | 8 | 5,008 | observed |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | 6 | 6,617 | observed |
| 1970 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1971 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1972 | 5 | 8,292 | observed |
| 1973 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1974 | 5 | 8,775 | observed |
| 1975 | 9 | 5,984 | observed |
| 1976 | 6 | 8,156 | observed |
| 1977 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1978 | 7 | 7,649 | observed |
| 1979 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1980 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1981 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1982 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1983 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1984 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1985 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Elfreda” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
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Read our methodology04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
