Recorded 1895–1979 Girls' name Peak 1948 1,477 births

Fredda — girls' name

1,477 babies named Fredda in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s201900s141910s1131920s1861930s2231940s4541950s2891960s1351970s43
1940s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Fredda was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

61 babies were named Fredda in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fredda

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,477 babies named Fredda between 1895 and 1979, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fredda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fredda performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 454 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Fredda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 175 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Fredda in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fredda 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 1,477 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.

Fredda at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

1,477

Since 1895

85 years of records

Peak year

1948

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1895

Recorded for 85 years

Last year on file: 1979

Fredda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1895

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1948)
61
Annual births at peak — across 85 years of records
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Fredda by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
454 births that decade — 31% of Fredda's all-time total
1890s201900s141910s1131920s1861930s2231940s4541950s2891960s1351970s43

Fredda by state

Where Fredda concentrates geographically — total births since 1895

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Fredda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
175 11.8%
#2 Texas
110 7.4%
#3 Tennessee
20 1.4%
#4 California
11 0.7%
#5 Oklahoma
11 0.7%
#6 South Carolina
11 0.7%
#7 Georgia
10 0.7%
#8 Pennsylvania
5 0.3%
New York share of Fredda's total US births 11.8%
Even split

175 of 1,477 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fredda?
1,477 babies have been named Fredda since 1895. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1948 with 61 births.
When was Fredda most popular?
Fredda was most popular in the 1940s decade with 454 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
Where is Fredda most popular?
The top states for the name Fredda are New York (175 births), Texas (110 births), Tennessee (20 births).
How long has the name Fredda been used?
Fredda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1895, spanning 85 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Fredda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Freda, Freya, Freida, Freddie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1895–1979 (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.