Total births
78
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.
- 78
- total births
- 1915–1940
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that 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.
- 78 total births
- 1915–1940 years on record
- 1930s peak decade
- 41% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
78 boys have been named Fremon since 1915, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1940.
- 78
- total births
- 1915–1940
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade
41% of everyone ever named Fremon was born in this single decade.
1938
Single peak year
9 babies were named Fremon in 1938 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1940Peak year
1938
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1915
Fremon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1940
- Peak year (1938)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Fremon by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
28 births
- 1930s
1930s
32 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 32 births (41% of all-time use).
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 last appearance in the data was 1940. 9 babies were born in 1938, its single highest year.
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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Fremon
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Fremon
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Freddie Boy
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Fredrick Boy
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Freddy Boy
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Compare Fremon side by side: Fremon vs Fred Fremon vs Frederick Fremon vs Freddie
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Fremon: Baby Name Since 1915 - 78 Births, Peak 1938." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/fremon. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.