French vs Fred

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

Name A

French

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Name B

Fred

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Metric French Fred
Current Rank Unranked #1680
Total Births (all years) 1,119 343,576
Peak Year 1915 1924
Peak Year Births 31 6,532
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1882 1880

Births by Decade

Decade French Fred
1880ss 35 15,602
1890ss 81 14,270
1900ss 36 13,076
1910ss 177 44,345
1920ss 247 62,743
1930ss 168 56,162
1940ss 141 56,665
1950ss 94 37,446
1960ss 75 23,190
1970ss 46 9,426
1980ss 12 4,810
1990ss 7 2,779
2000ss — 1,559
2010ss — 1,042
2020ss — 461

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year French Fred
2014 — 111
2015 — 101
2016 — 108
2017 — 105
2018 — 99
2019 — 98
2020 — 83
2021 — 98
2022 — 83
2023 — 98
2024 — 99

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, 1882–1999.

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