Recorded 1939–1961 Boys' name Peak 1950 49 births

Friddie — boys' name

49 babies named Friddie in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s161950s151960s12
1940s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Friddie was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

8 babies were named Friddie in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Friddie

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Friddie between 1939 and 1961, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Friddie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Friddie performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Friddie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Friddie 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 49 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.

Friddie at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

49

Since 1939

23 years of records

Peak year

1950

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1939

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1961

Friddie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1939

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1950)
8
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
456789 19611960195319501947194619421939 6

Friddie by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
16 births that decade — 33% of Friddie's all-time total
1930s61940s161950s151960s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Friddie?
49 babies have been named Friddie since 1939. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1950 with 8 births.
When was Friddie most popular?
Friddie was most popular in the 1940s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
How long has the name Friddie been used?
Friddie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 23 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Friddie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fritz, Friedrich, Frisco, Friend, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1939–1961 (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.