Recorded 1964–2004 Boys' name Peak 1970 43 births

Fritzgerald — boys' name

43 babies named Fritzgerald in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s151980s51990s72000s10
1970s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Fritzgerald was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

8 babies were named Fritzgerald in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fritzgerald

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Fritzgerald between 1964 and 2004, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fritzgerald currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fritzgerald performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Fritzgerald shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fritzgerald 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 43 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.

Fritzgerald at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

43

Since 1964

41 years of records

Peak year

1970

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1964

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2004

Fritzgerald popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1964

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1970)
8
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
456789 2004200119901989197219701964 6

Fritzgerald by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
15 births that decade — 35% of Fritzgerald's all-time total
1960s61970s151980s51990s72000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fritzgerald?
43 babies have been named Fritzgerald since 1964. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1970 with 8 births.
When was Fritzgerald most popular?
Fritzgerald was most popular in the 1970s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Fritzgerald been used?
Fritzgerald has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 41 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Fritzgerald?
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, 1964–2004 (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.