Frederick vs Fredrick

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

Name A

Frederick

Boy name · Rank #423

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Name B

Fredrick

Boy name · Rank #1649

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Metric Frederick Fredrick
Current Rank #423 #1649
Total Births (all years) 265,324 64,430
Peak Year 1951 1953
Peak Year Births 4,984 1,341
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Frederick Fredrick
1880ss 4,603 783
1890ss 3,994 617
1900ss 3,900 536
1910ss 23,542 3,248
1920ss 31,512 5,641
1930ss 26,602 5,575
1940ss 39,113 8,232
1950ss 44,285 11,347
1960ss 30,768 8,358
1970ss 20,726 7,742
1980ss 13,057 4,860
1990ss 8,843 3,409
2000ss 5,630 2,089
2010ss 5,522 1,398
2020ss 3,227 595

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Frederick Fredrick
2014 567 141
2015 558 151
2016 583 126
2017 581 150
2018 575 124
2019 615 120
2020 613 121
2021 629 130
2022 648 133
2023 596 109
2024 741 102

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, 1880–2024.

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