Is Elfreda a boy or girl name?

Elfreda is a girl’s name. Of the 934 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Elfreda

Recorded 1887–1978 · United States

Elfreda was most popular in 1917, when 40 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,082 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 934 people named Elfreda.

Elfreda over time

Births per year. The dot marks Elfreda’s peak in 1917. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Elfreda a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Elfreda is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 934 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org