Recorded 1882–1971 Boys' name Peak 1920 482 births

Fremont — boys' name

482 babies named Fremont in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s101890s61910s1291920s1661930s731940s501950s241960s191970s5
1920s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Fremont was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

27 babies were named Fremont in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fremont

The Social Security Administration has registered 482 babies named Fremont between 1882 and 1971, spanning 90 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fremont currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fremont performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 166 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Fremont shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Fremont in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fremont 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 482 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.

Fremont at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

482

Since 1882

90 years of records

Peak year

1920

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1882

Recorded for 90 years

Last year on file: 1971

Fremont popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1882

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1920)
27
Annual births at peak — across 90 years of records
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Fremont by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
166 births that decade — 34% of Fremont's all-time total
1880s101890s61910s1291920s1661930s731940s501950s241960s191970s5

Fremont by state

Where Fremont concentrates geographically — total births since 1882

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Fremont
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.0%
New York share of Fremont's total US births 1.0%

5 of 482 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fremont?
482 babies have been named Fremont since 1882. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1920 with 27 births.
When was Fremont most popular?
Fremont was most popular in the 1920s decade with 166 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Fremont most popular?
The top states for the name Fremont are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Fremont been used?
Fremont has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 90 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Fremont?
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, 1882–1971 (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.