Freddy — #1328 US boys' name
26,667 babies named Freddy in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 91% of names given to boys today.
15% of everyone ever named Freddy was born in this single decade.
436 babies were named Freddy in 1947 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Freddy
The Social Security Administration has registered 26,667 babies named Freddy between 1896 and 2024, spanning 129 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Freddy currently holds the #1328 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 436 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Freddy performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 4,027 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Freddy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5,123 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Freddy in 36 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Freddy 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 26,667 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.
Freddy at a glance
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Current rank
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Freddy popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1896
- Peak year (1947)
- 436
- Annual births at peak — across 129 years of records
Currently ranks #1328 among boys.
26,667 total births across 129 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1947 with 436 births in a single year.
Freddy popularity over time — girls
172 total births recorded since 1918 (Freddy as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Freddy accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Freddy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- 4,027 births that decade — 15% of Freddy's all-time total
Freddy decade highlights
- Peak decade 4,027 births
- Runner-up 3,578 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1950s was Freddy's strongest decade
4,027 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 15% of all-time use.
Freddy by state
Where Freddy concentrates geographically — total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,123 | 19.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,991 | 15.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 2,588 | 9.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 955 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 933 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 885 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 705 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 682 | 2.6% |
5,123 of 26,667 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 19.2% of nationwide
- Texas 15.0% of nationwide
- New York 9.7% of nationwide
- Florida 3.6% of nationwide
- Georgia 3.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 36 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 19.2% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Freddy appears in 36 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, 1896–2024 (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.