US rank #2867 Boys' name Peak 1947 14,398 births

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.

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#2867
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 80% of names given to boys today.

1940s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Frederic was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

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 1,000

Total births

14,398

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1947

299 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

#2,867

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Frederic popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1947)
299
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Frederic by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
2,456 births that decade — 17% of Frederic's all-time total
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Frederic by state

Where Frederic concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Frederic
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%
New York share of Frederic's total US births 14.3%
Even split

2,059 of 14,398 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.

Frederic appears in 33 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Frederic?
14,398 babies have been named Frederic since 1880. It currently ranks #2867 among boys. The peak year was 1947 with 299 births.
When was Frederic most popular?
Frederic was most popular in the 1940s decade with 2,456 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Frederic most popular?
The top states for the name Frederic are New York (2,059 births), California (1,018 births), Massachusetts (1,002 births).
How long has the name Frederic been used?
Frederic has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Frederic?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fred, Frederick, Freddie, Fredrick, and 4 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, 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.