Fredric vs Fred

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

Name A

Fredric

Boy name · Rank #5911

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Name B

Fred

Boy name · Rank #1685

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Metric Fredric Fred
Current Rank #5911 #1685
Total Births (all years) 8,395 343,655
Peak Year 1947 1924
Peak Year Births 223 6,532
Peak Decade 1940s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Fredric Fred
1880s 32 15,602
1890s 11 14,270
1900s 29 13,076
1910s 490 44,345
1920s 577 62,742
1930s 1,358 56,164
1940s 1,887 56,665
1950s 1,675 37,445
1960s 868 23,189
1970s 567 9,425
1980s 306 4,810
1990s 238 2,779
2000s 136 1,559
2010s 136 1,043
2020s 85 541

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Fredric Fred
2014 13 111
2015 11 101
2016 15 109
2017 13 105
2018 13 99
2019 12 98
2020 15 83
2021 11 98
2022 15 83
2023 14 98
2024 15 99
2025 15 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, 1881–2025.

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