US rank #1772 Boys' name Peak 1976 8,897 births

Federico — #1772 US boys' name

8,897 babies named Federico in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1772
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 88% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Federico was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

148 babies were named Federico in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Federico

The Social Security Administration has registered 8,897 babies named Federico between 1889 and 2024, spanning 136 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Federico currently holds the #1772 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 148 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Federico performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,191 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Federico shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 3,286 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Federico in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Federico in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 8,897 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Federico at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

8,897

Since 1889

136 years of records

Peak year

1976

148 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#1,772

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1889

Recorded for 136 years

Last year on file: 2024

Federico popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1889

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1976)
148
Annual births at peak — across 136 years of records
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Federico popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1940 (Federico as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1940 5

Federico by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
1,191 births that decade — 13% of Federico's all-time total
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Federico by state

Where Federico concentrates geographically — total births since 1889

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Federico
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
3,286 36.9%
#2 California
2,038 22.9%
#3 Florida
454 5.1%
#4 New York
404 4.5%
#5 Illinois
203 2.3%
#6 Arizona
139 1.6%
#7 New Mexico
110 1.2%
#8 Georgia
23 0.3%
Texas share of Federico's total US births 36.9%
Even split

3,286 of 8,897 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Federico appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Federico?
8,897 babies have been named Federico since 1889. It currently ranks #1772 among boys. The peak year was 1976 with 148 births.
When was Federico most popular?
Federico was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,191 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Federico most popular?
The top states for the name Federico are Texas (3,286 births), California (2,038 births), Florida (454 births).
How long has the name Federico been used?
Federico has been recorded in Social Security data since 1889, spanning 136 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Federico?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fedor, Federick, Fed, Fedrick, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1889–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.