Girls' name · since 1881
Fredericka
1,957 babies named Fredericka in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,768 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,957
- born since 1881
- 1940s
- peak decade
Fredericka sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,957 recorded since 1881.
Fredericka has 1,957 recorded births among girls since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2004.
- #4,768 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,957 born since 1881
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fredericka ranks #4,768 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,957 born since 1881, peaking in the 1940s.
- #4,768 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,957
- born since 1881
- 1940s
- peak decade
Fredericka's 1,957 recorded births place it above 93.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Fredericka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fredericka's full recorded timeline at 1944, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1947 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fredericka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2004
- Peak year (1947)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 124 years of records
Fredericka by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (321 births, 16% of the file).
1940s was Fredericka's strongest decade.
321 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Fredericka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 62
1880s
62 births
- 1890s 75
1890s
75 births
- 1900s 58
1900s
58 births
- 1910s
1910s
154 births
- 1920s
1920s
148 births
- 1930s
1930s
186 births
- 1940s
1940s
321 births
- 1950s
1950s
225 births
- 1960s
1960s
194 births
- 1970s
1970s
197 births
- 1980s
1980s
172 births
- 1990s
1990s
143 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 321 births (16% of all-time use).
How Fredericka compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Fredericka's total volume
Fredericka by state
Where Fredericka concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 94 | 4.8% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 21 | 1.1% |
| #3 | California | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
94 of 1,957 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Fredericka's data
- Fredericka's decade-level peak was the 1940s (321 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Frederickas (94 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fredericka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~123 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1881–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Fredericka draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.