Frederick Boy
How popular is Frederick?
#435 boy name in 2025
728 baby boys were named Frederick in the US in 2025, making it the 435th most popular boy name.
Frederick popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #435 for boys (▼ 13 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 728 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+30% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #515 in 2015, #484 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1951 (4,984 boys) |
| Highest rank | #33 in 1880 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Frederick counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Frederick family of names ranked #400 for boys in 2025 (#395 the year before), with 799 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick | 728 | 91% |
| Frederic | 42 | 5% |
| Frederik | 29 | 4% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Frederick is most popular
Babies named Frederick per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Hampshire: 1.3 per 1,000 (29 boys)
- District of Columbia: 1.2 per 1,000 (17 boys)
- Minnesota: 1.1 per 1,000 (136 boys)
- Wisconsin: 0.9 per 1,000 (105 boys)
- Connecticut: 0.9 per 1,000 (59 boys)
Frederick by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 4,603 | #33 |
| 1890s | 3,994 | #43 |
| 1900s | 3,900 | #60 |
| 1910s | 23,542 | #49 |
| 1920s | 31,512 | #60 |
| 1930s | 26,602 | #68 |
| 1940s | 39,114 | #68 |
| 1950s | 44,288 | #75 |
| 1960s | 30,768 | #105 |
| 1970s | 20,725 | #108 |
| 1980s | 13,056 | #161 |
| 1990s | 8,843 | #246 |
| 2000s | 5,630 | #395 |
| 2010s | 5,522 | #476 |
| 2020s | 3,961 | #422 |
Boy names about as popular as Frederick
Questions
- Is Frederick a boy or girl name?
- Frederick is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Frederick were boys.
- How popular is the name Frederick?
- 728 baby boys were named Frederick in the US in 2025, making it the 435th most popular boy name.
- When was Frederick most popular?
- Frederick peaked in 1951, when 4,984 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #33 in 1880.
- How many people are named Frederick?
- 267,165 babies have been named Frederick in the US since 1880. We estimate about 134,868 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 62.
- Where is Frederick most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Frederick was most common in New Hampshire, at 1.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.