Name Legacy

Elfrieda

Recorded 1882–1959 · United States

Elfrieda was most popular in 1917, when 67 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,567 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,487 people named Elfrieda.

Most popular in1917
Rank that year#1,567
Births that year67
Total since 18801,487
Given to100% girls

Elfrieda over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Elfrieda’s peak in 1917. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Elfrieda a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Elfrieda is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,487 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.

Names that peaked alongside Elfrieda

Where Elfrieda is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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