Frederick vs Fred

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

Name A

Frederick

Boy name · Rank #422

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Name B

Fred

Boy name · Rank #1685

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Metric Frederick Fred
Current Rank #422 #1685
Total Births (all years) 266,060 343,655
Peak Year 1951 1924
Peak Year Births 4,984 6,532
Peak Decade 1950s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Frederick Fred
1880s 4,603 15,602
1890s 3,994 14,270
1900s 3,900 13,076
1910s 23,542 44,345
1920s 31,512 62,742
1930s 26,602 56,164
1940s 39,114 56,665
1950s 44,288 37,445
1960s 30,768 23,189
1970s 20,725 9,425
1980s 13,056 4,810
1990s 8,843 2,779
2000s 5,630 1,559
2010s 5,522 1,043
2020s 3,961 541

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Frederick Fred
2014 567 111
2015 558 101
2016 583 109
2017 581 105
2018 575 99
2019 615 98
2020 613 83
2021 629 98
2022 648 83
2023 596 98
2024 747 99
2025 728 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, 1880–2025.

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