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.
More common than 88% of names given to boys today.
13% of everyone ever named Federico was born in this single decade.
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 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Federico popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1889
- Peak year (1976)
- 148
- Annual births at peak — across 136 years of records
Currently ranks #1772 among boys.
8,897 total births across 136 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1976 with 148 births in a single year.
Federico popularity over time — girls
5 total births recorded since 1940 (Federico as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Federico accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Federico by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 1,191 births that decade — 13% of Federico's all-time total
Federico decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,191 births
- Runner-up 1,176 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Federico's strongest decade
1,191 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 13% of all-time use.
Federico by state
Where Federico concentrates geographically — total births since 1889
| 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% |
3,286 of 8,897 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 36.9% of nationwide
- California 22.9% of nationwide
- Florida 5.1% of nationwide
- New York 4.5% of nationwide
- Illinois 2.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 13 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 36.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Federico appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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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.