Freeman vs Fred

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

Name A

Freeman

Boy name · Rank #3605

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Name B

Fred

Boy name · Rank #1685

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Metric Freeman Fred
Current Rank #3605 #1685
Total Births (all years) 10,991 343,655
Peak Year 1918 1924
Peak Year Births 229 6,532
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Freeman Fred
1880s 267 15,602
1890s 273 14,270
1900s 397 13,076
1910s 1,404 44,345
1920s 1,898 62,742
1930s 1,386 56,164
1940s 1,275 56,665
1950s 1,089 37,445
1960s 720 23,189
1970s 545 9,425
1980s 479 4,810
1990s 431 2,779
2000s 355 1,559
2010s 303 1,043
2020s 169 541

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Freeman Fred
2014 35 111
2015 27 101
2016 32 109
2017 28 105
2018 36 99
2019 28 98
2020 24 83
2021 31 98
2022 28 83
2023 29 98
2024 31 99
2025 26 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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