Recorded 1947–1976 Girls' name Peak 1964 73 births

Frederika — girls' name

73 babies named Frederika in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s121950s171960s271970s17
1960s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Frederika was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

8 babies were named Frederika in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Frederika

The Social Security Administration has registered 73 babies named Frederika between 1947 and 1976, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Frederika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Frederika performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Frederika shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Frederika 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 73 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.

Frederika at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

73

Since 1947

30 years of records

Peak year

1964

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1947

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1976

Frederika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1947

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1964)
8
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
456789 197619731970196619641962196119581953195219481947 5

Frederika by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
27 births that decade — 37% of Frederika's all-time total
1940s121950s171960s271970s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Frederika?
73 babies have been named Frederika since 1947. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1964 with 8 births.
When was Frederika most popular?
Frederika was most popular in the 1960s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Frederika been used?
Frederika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 30 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Frederika?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Freda, Freya, Freida, Freddie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1947–1976 (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.