Boys' name · since 1924
Fredrik
Since 1924, U.S. Social Security records show 525 babies named Fredrik, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,671 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,436 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 525
- born since 1924
- 2010s
- peak decade
525 babies have been named Fredrik since 1924, making it today's #5436 boys' name.
Fredrik has 525 recorded births among boys since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5436 as of the latest data, more common than 61% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #7,671 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,436 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 525 born since 1924
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fredrik ranks #7,671 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,436 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 525 born since 1924, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,671 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,436 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 525
- born since 1924
- 2010s
- peak decade
Fredrik's 525 recorded births place it above 83.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Fredrik compares
525 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Fredrik's all-time total is 42% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fredrik | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 525 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Fredrik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fredrik's full recorded timeline at 1990, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fredrik popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Fredrik by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (125 births, 24% of the file).
2010s was Fredrik's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Fredrik births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s
1950s
51 births
- 1960s
1960s
64 births
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
- 2000s 48
2000s
48 births
- 2010s
2010s
125 births
- 2020s
2020s
120 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 125 births (24% of all-time use).
How Fredrik 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 Fredrik's total volume
Fredrik by state
Where Fredrik concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 17 | 3.2% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.9% |
17 of 525 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Fredrik's data
- Fredrik's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (125 total births) through the 2020s (120) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Fredriks (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota 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 Fredrik: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1924–2025 (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 Fredrik 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.