Boys' name · since 1915

Fremon

Fremon has 78 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1938 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#19,073 of 45,481
all-time among boys
78
born since 1915
1930s
peak decade

Fremon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 78 recorded since 1915.

Fremon has 78 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1940.

  • #19,073 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 78 born since 1915
  • 1930s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fremon ranks #19,073 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 78 born since 1915, peaking in the 1930s.

#19,073 of 45,481
all-time among boys
78
born since 1915
1930s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Fremon's 78 recorded births place it above 57.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Fremon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Fremon's full recorded timeline at 1928, 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 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1938 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Fremon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1940

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1938)
9
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
45678910 1915192019221928193219361940 6

Fremon by decade

1930s is the heaviest window (32 births, 41% of the file).

1930s was Fremon's strongest decade.

32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Fremon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 32 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fremon? ▼
Fremon has been given to 78 babies in the U.S. since 1915, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #19,073 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1940. 9 babies were born in 1938, its single highest year.
Where does Fremon sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fremon ranks #19,073 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Fremon most popular? ▼
Fremon was most popular in the 1930s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1938.
How long has the name Fremon been used? ▼
Fremon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 26 years of data through 1940.
What names are similar to Fremon? ▼
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.

What to do with Fremon's data

  • Fremon's decade-level peak was the 1930s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Fremon

Nearby Names Like Fremon

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Fremon

Fred Boy
#1932 343,655 births
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#435 266,060 births
Freddie Boy
#1509 73,315 births
Fredrick Boy
#1728 64,527 births
Freddy Boy
#1421 26,796 births

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Paublo
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Fremon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–1940 (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 Fremon 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.