Wilfie
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- WIL-fee
- Origin
- Old English
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Wilfie is a boys' name of Old English origin, meaning “desire for peace”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Wilfie mean?
Old English: pet form of Wilfred
“desire for peace”
Pet form of Wilfred; Saint Wilfrid was a 7th-century bishop of York.
Is Wilfie a girl's or a boy's name?
Wilfie is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Wilfie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 225% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Wilfie, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2023, with 9 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Wilfie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
Names like Wilfie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Albie, Freddie, Eddie, Reggie, Vinnie, Frankie, Archie, Ronnie, Ollie, Jesse, Alfie, Teddy
Names related to Wilfie
More Old English names
Edward, Waylon, Alfred, Audrey, Edith, Wilfred, Ozzy, Edie, Edwin, Ted, Teddie, Eduardo, Edgar, Alden, Edmund, Kelsey
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Wilfie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/wilfie, updated 20 October 2026.