US rank #5076 Boys' name Peak 2024 603 births

Frederik — #5076 US boys' name

603 babies named Frederik in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s91940s171950s581960s571970s461980s191990s882000s942010s1362020s79
#5076
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 64% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Frederik was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

19 babies were named Frederik in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Frederik

The Social Security Administration has registered 603 babies named Frederik between 1920 and 2024, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Frederik currently holds the #5076 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Frederik performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 136 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Frederik shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Frederik in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Frederik 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 603 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.

Frederik at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

603

Since 1920

105 years of records

Peak year

2024

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,076

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1920

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2024

Frederik popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1920

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
19
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
05101520 202420162008200019911972196319531920 9

Frederik by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
136 births that decade — 23% of Frederik's all-time total
1920s91940s171950s581960s571970s461980s191990s882000s942010s1362020s79

Frederik by state

Where Frederik concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Frederik
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 0.8%
New York share of Frederik's total US births 0.8%

5 of 603 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Frederik?
603 babies have been named Frederik since 1920. It currently ranks #5076 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 19 births.
When was Frederik most popular?
Frederik was most popular in the 2010s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Frederik most popular?
The top states for the name Frederik are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Frederik been used?
Frederik has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 105 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Frederik?
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, 1920–2024 (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.