Frederick vs Freddie

Side-by-side comparison of Frederick and Freddie - 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

Freddie

Boy name · Rank #1957

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Metric Frederick Freddie
Current Rank #422 #1957
Total Births (all years) 266,060 73,315
Peak Year 1951 1947
Peak Year Births 4,984 1,724
Peak Decade 1950s 1940s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Frederick Freddie
1880s 4,603 83
1890s 3,994 194
1900s 3,900 533
1910s 23,542 2,524
1920s 31,512 6,241
1930s 26,602 10,456
1940s 39,114 15,377
1950s 44,288 14,405
1960s 30,768 9,016
1970s 20,725 5,428
1980s 13,056 3,842
1990s 8,843 2,311
2000s 5,630 1,454
2010s 5,522 949
2020s 3,961 502

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Frederick Freddie
2014 567 82
2015 558 84
2016 583 85
2017 581 77
2018 575 89
2019 615 102
2020 613 88
2021 629 65
2022 648 77
2023 596 76
2024 747 80
2025 728 116

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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