Boys' name · since 1880
Fredrick
64,527 babies named Fredrick in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #429 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,728 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 64,527
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
64,527 babies have been named Fredrick since 1880, making it today's #1728 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fredrick has been recorded 64,527 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #1728 nationally and more common than 88% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #429 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,728 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 64,527 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fredrick ranks #429 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,728 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 64,527 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #429 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,728 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 64,527
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Fredrick's 64,527 recorded births place it above 99.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Fredrick compares
64,527 Top 4% higher than 96% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Fredrick's all-time total is 175x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fredrick | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 64,527 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,341 | 34 | 22,252 |
Fredrick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fredrick's full recorded timeline at 1953, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1902, with just 42 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1953 peak of 1,341 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fredrick popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1953)
- 1,341
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Fredrick popularity over time - girls
255 total births recorded since 1929 (Fredrick as girls' name)
Fredrick by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (11,347 births, 18% of the file).
1950s was Fredrick's strongest decade.
11,347 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Fredrick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 783
1880s
783 births
- 1890s 617
1890s
617 births
- 1900s 536
1900s
536 births
- 1910s 3,248
1910s
3,248 births
- 1920s
1920s
5,641 births
- 1930s
1930s
5,575 births
- 1940s
1940s
8,232 births
- 1950s
1950s
11,347 births
- 1960s
1960s
8,358 births
- 1970s
1970s
7,742 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,860 births
- 1990s 3,409
1990s
3,409 births
- 2000s 2,089
2000s
2,089 births
- 2010s 1,399
2010s
1,399 births
- 2020s 691
2020s
691 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 11,347 births (18% of all-time use).
How Fredrick compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Fredrick's total volume
Fredrick by state
Where Fredrick concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,231 | 6.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 3,898 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 3,607 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 3,449 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Texas | | 3,374 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 3,234 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 2,897 | 4.5% |
| #8 | Florida | | 2,324 | 3.6% |
4,231 of 64,527 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Fredrick appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Fredrick's data
- Fredrick's decade-level peak was the 1950s (11,347 total births); usage has since declined to 691 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Fredricks (4,231 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Fredrick
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fredrick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Fredrick 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.