Boys' name · since 1914
Friedrich
Friedrich has 652 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,726 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,768 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 652
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
652 babies have been named Friedrich since 1914, making it today's #3768 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Friedrich recorded 652 times among boys since 1914, holding rank #3768 nationally today, ahead of 73% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #6,726 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,768 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 652 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Friedrich ranks #6,726 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,768 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 652 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,726 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,768 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 652
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Friedrich's 652 recorded births place it above 85.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Friedrich compares
652 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Friedrich's all-time total is 77% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Friedrich | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 652 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Friedrich's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Friedrich splits its recorded history at 1989: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1927 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Friedrich popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Friedrich by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (150 births, 23% of the file).
2010s was Friedrich's strongest decade.
150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Friedrich births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 15
1910s
15 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 22
1930s
22 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 45
1950s
45 births
- 1960s
1960s
111 births
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s 44
1980s
44 births
- 1990s 46
1990s
46 births
- 2000s 59
2000s
59 births
- 2010s
2010s
150 births
- 2020s
2020s
131 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 150 births (23% of all-time use).
How Friedrich 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 Friedrich's total volume
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What to do with Friedrich's data
- Friedrich's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (150 total births) through the 2020s (131) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Friedrich: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Friedrich 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.