Recorded 1916–1989 Boys' name Peak 1973 303 births

Fredick — boys' name

303 babies named Fredick in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s361930s521940s491950s501960s321970s531980s26
1970s
Peak decade

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

1973
Single peak year

11 babies were named Fredick in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fredick

The Social Security Administration has registered 303 babies named Fredick between 1916 and 1989, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fredick currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fredick performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Fredick shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fredick 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 303 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.

Fredick at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

303

Since 1916

74 years of records

Peak year

1973

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1916

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 1989

Fredick popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1916

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1973)
11
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
4681012 198919761966195719481939193319211916 5

Fredick by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
53 births that decade — 17% of Fredick's all-time total
1910s51920s361930s521940s491950s501960s321970s531980s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fredick?
303 babies have been named Fredick since 1916. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1973 with 11 births.
When was Fredick most popular?
Fredick was most popular in the 1970s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Fredick been used?
Fredick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 74 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Fredick?
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, 1916–1989 (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.