Frederic — #2867 US boys' name
14,398 babies named Frederic in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 80% of names given to boys today.
17% of everyone ever named Frederic was born in this single decade.
299 babies were named Frederic in 1947 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Frederic
The Social Security Administration has registered 14,398 babies named Frederic between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Frederic currently holds the #2867 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 299 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Frederic performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 2,456 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Frederic shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 2,059 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Frederic in 33 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Frederic 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 14,398 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.
Frederic at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Frederic popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (1947)
- 299
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #2867 among boys.
14,398 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1947 with 299 births in a single year.
Frederic by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1940s
- 2,456 births that decade — 17% of Frederic's all-time total
Frederic decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,456 births
- Runner-up 2,173 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1940s was Frederic's strongest decade
2,456 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 17% of all-time use.
Frederic by state
Where Frederic concentrates geographically — total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,059 | 14.3% |
| #2 | California | | 1,018 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 1,002 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 770 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 649 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 569 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 544 | 3.8% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 483 | 3.4% |
2,059 of 14,398 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 14.3% of nationwide
- California 7.1% of nationwide
- Massachusetts 7.0% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 5.3% of nationwide
- Michigan 4.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 33 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 14.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Frederic appears in 33 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, 1880–2024 (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.