Fread vs Fred

Side-by-side comparison of Fread and Fred - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Fread

Boy name

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Name B

Fred

Boy name · Rank #1685

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Metric Fread Fred
Current Rank Unranked #1685
Total Births (all years) 328 343,655
Peak Year 1928 1924
Peak Year Births 23 6,532
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1904 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Fread Fred
1880s - 15,602
1890s - 14,270
1900s 23 13,076
1910s 73 44,345
1920s 118 62,742
1930s 70 56,164
1940s 39 56,665
1950s 5 37,445
1960s - 23,189
1970s - 9,425
1980s - 4,810
1990s - 2,779
2000s - 1,559
2010s - 1,043
2020s - 541

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Fread Fred
2014 - 111
2015 - 101
2016 - 109
2017 - 105
2018 - 99
2019 - 98
2020 - 83
2021 - 98
2022 - 83
2023 - 98
2024 - 99
2025 - 80

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1904–1953.

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