Fred vs Fredrick

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

Name A

Fred

Boy name · Rank #1685

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Name B

Fredrick

Boy name · Rank #1631

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Metric Fred Fredrick
Current Rank #1685 #1631
Total Births (all years) 343,655 64,527
Peak Year 1924 1953
Peak Year Births 6,532 1,341
Peak Decade 1920s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Fred Fredrick
1880s 15,602 783
1890s 14,270 617
1900s 13,076 536
1910s 44,345 3,248
1920s 62,742 5,641
1930s 56,164 5,575
1940s 56,665 8,232
1950s 37,445 11,347
1960s 23,189 8,358
1970s 9,425 7,742
1980s 4,810 4,860
1990s 2,779 3,409
2000s 1,559 2,089
2010s 1,043 1,399
2020s 541 691

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Fred Fredrick
2014 111 141
2015 101 151
2016 109 126
2017 105 150
2018 99 124
2019 98 120
2020 83 121
2021 98 130
2022 83 133
2023 98 109
2024 99 104
2025 80 94

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, 1880–2025.

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