Meaning not yet researched.
Frederick: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 728 in 2025. Its best rank was #33 in 1880.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #33 in 1880; #435 in 2025. Every baby recorded as Frederick in 2025 was a boy.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#435 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 1880, at #33.
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Frederick: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 728 boys in 2025. Peak: #33 in 1880 · most boys in one year: 4,984 (1951).
In 2025, 728 US boys were named Frederick, making it the 435th most common boys’ name of the year, down 13 places from #422 in 2024. That is 19 fewer than the 747 boys named Frederick in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #33, reached in 1880. The most boys given the name in a single year was 4,984, in 1951. For comparison, it was #515 in 2015 and #75 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Frederick in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 483 babies with the name. In all, 267,165 US babies have been given the name, 0.4% of them girls and 99.5% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1950s, with 44,449 babies named Frederick.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 6,315 US boys were named Frederick; the busiest of those years was 2024, with 747. In 2025 that was about 1 in 2,346 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Frederick ranked highest in Maine in 2025, at #161 for boys there. It was not in the top 100 of any state. Related spellings in the SSA files include Fred (345,684 babies since 1880), Fredrick (64,782 babies since 1880), Frederic (14,440 babies since 1880) and Federico (8,976 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Frederich, Fredderick and Fredirick are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Derick, Erick, Fred, Freddie, Freddy and Fritz.
Meaning not yet researched.
We publish a meaning only with a cited source and a confidence label, and never generate one. Meanings are being researched for the most common names first.
Rare spellings summarised here: Frederich (630), Fredderick (134), Fredirick (35).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 16 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | 8 | #161 | #255 |
| New Hampshire | 7 | #192 | — |
| Minnesota | 30 | #215 | #359 |
| Connecticut | 15 | #227 | #415 |
| Montana | 5 | #250 | — |
| Wisconsin | 22 | #265 | #351 |
| Oregon | 16 | #271 | #585 |
| Kansas | 13 | #281 | #619 |
| Missouri | 24 | #285 | #500 |
| Massachusetts | 20 | #293 | #333 |
| Idaho | 8 | #311 | #406 |
| Illinois | 34 | #318 | #500 |
| Maryland | 15 | #351 | #381 |
| Pennsylvania | 31 | #357 | #493 |
| New York | 49 | #362 | #368 |
| Ohio | 30 | #366 | #570 |
| Indiana | 19 | #383 | #494 |
| Utah | 12 | #390 | #636 |
| Washington | 19 | #390 | #477 |
| Michigan | 22 | #397 | #335 |
| Iowa | 8 | #416 | #393 |
| Virginia | 19 | #418 | #476 |
| New Jersey | 19 | #420 | #419 |
| North Carolina | 25 | #436 | #571 |
| Georgia | 22 | #486 | #506 |
| Kentucky | 9 | #497 | #558 |
| Colorado | 11 | #513 | #566 |
| Tennessee | 14 | #531 | #504 |
| Florida | 30 | #576 | #703 |
| California | 51 | #582 | #688 |
| Arizona | 11 | #601 | #606 |
| Texas | 51 | #603 | #671 |
| Alabama | 7 | #644 | #421 |
| South Carolina | 6 | #691 | #317 |
| Louisiana | 5 | #821 | — |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | 728 | #435 |
| 2024 | — | — | 747 | #422 |
| 2023 | — | — | 596 | #507 |
| 2022 | — | — | 648 | #478 |
| 2021 | — | — | 629 | #476 |
| 2020 | — | — | 613 | #484 |
| 2019 | — | — | 615 | #476 |
| 2018 | — | — | 575 | #499 |
| 2017 | — | — | 581 | #500 |
| 2016 | — | — | 583 | #512 |
| 2015 | — | — | 558 | #515 |
| 2014 | — | — | 567 | #496 |
| 2013 | — | — | 556 | #492 |
| 2012 | — | — | 488 | #535 |
| 2011 | — | — | 472 | #541 |
| 2010 | — | — | 527 | #493 |
| 2009 | — | — | 491 | #538 |
| 2008 | — | — | 521 | #521 |
| 2007 | — | — | 484 | #531 |
| 2006 | — | — | 556 | #476 |
| 2005 | — | — | 569 | #450 |
| 2004 | — | — | 581 | #447 |
| 2003 | — | — | 587 | #432 |
| 2002 | — | — | 580 | #429 |
| 2001 | — | — | 614 | #408 |
| 2000 | — | — | 647 | #395 |
| 1999 | — | — | 673 | #384 |
| 1998 | — | — | 720 | #362 |
| 1997 | — | — | 711 | #356 |
| 1996 | — | — | 809 | #324 |
| 1995 | — | — | 830 | #316 |
| 1994 | — | — | 903 | #299 |
| 1993 | 5 | #14,232 | 948 | #292 |
| 1992 | 5 | #14,001 | 1,038 | #275 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,880 | 1,135 | #246 |
| 1990 | 5 | #13,688 | 1,076 | #252 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,256 | 1,114 | #238 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,398 | 1,179 | #219 |
| 1987 | 14 | #5,390 | 1,170 | #213 |
| 1986 | 15 | #5,033 | 1,269 | #198 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,803 | 1,224 | #197 |
| 1984 | 17 | #4,381 | 1,221 | #197 |
| 1983 | 14 | #4,956 | 1,437 | #179 |
| 1982 | 12 | #5,651 | 1,365 | #186 |
| 1981 | 13 | #5,356 | 1,471 | #170 |
| 1980 | 12 | #5,635 | 1,606 | #161 |
| 1979 | 15 | #4,688 | 1,639 | #158 |
| 1978 | 17 | #4,128 | 1,533 | #158 |
| 1977 | 8 | #7,084 | 1,627 | #152 |
| 1976 | 22 | #3,212 | 1,731 | #145 |
| 1975 | 17 | #3,822 | 1,786 | #141 |
| 1974 | 24 | #2,940 | 1,928 | #135 |
| 1973 | 20 | #3,265 | 2,183 | #120 |
| 1972 | 28 | #2,539 | 2,438 | #116 |
| 1971 | 23 | #2,990 | 2,973 | #109 |
| 1970 | 16 | #3,765 | 2,887 | #115 |
| 1969 | 22 | #2,866 | 2,772 | #116 |
| 1968 | 16 | #3,366 | 2,610 | #113 |
| 1967 | 16 | #3,245 | 2,815 | #110 |
| 1966 | 12 | #3,808 | 2,884 | #109 |
| 1965 | 13 | #3,612 | 3,154 | #106 |
| 1964 | 16 | #3,286 | 3,357 | #105 |
| 1963 | 14 | #3,513 | 3,127 | #117 |
| 1962 | 23 | #2,560 | 3,257 | #116 |
| 1961 | 20 | #2,777 | 3,315 | #117 |
| 1960 | 22 | #2,594 | 3,477 | #114 |
| 1959 | 26 | #2,250 | 3,550 | #114 |
| 1958 | 22 | #2,472 | 3,640 | #110 |
| 1957 | 17 | #2,850 | 4,010 | #99 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,966 | 4,306 | #91 |
| 1955 | 11 | #3,644 | 4,552 | #86 |
| 1954 | 18 | #2,622 | 4,743 | #83 |
| 1953 | 11 | #3,545 | 4,865 | #80 |
| 1952 | 18 | #2,523 | 4,979 | #76 |
| 1951 | 12 | #3,167 | 4,984 | #78 |
| 1950 | 10 | #3,506 | 4,659 | #75 |
| 1949 | 11 | #3,255 | 4,748 | #70 |
| 1948 | 12 | #3,027 | 4,516 | #75 |
| 1947 | — | — | 4,637 | #78 |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,782 | 4,231 | #75 |
| 1945 | 5 | #4,782 | 3,437 | #77 |
| 1944 | 10 | #3,007 | 3,583 | #73 |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,917 | 3,840 | #70 |
| 1942 | 9 | #3,263 | 3,738 | #68 |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,910 | 3,288 | #69 |
| 1940 | 5 | #4,590 | 3,096 | #68 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,784 | 2,972 | #71 |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,484 | 2,935 | #71 |
| 1937 | 16 | #2,031 | 2,878 | #68 |
| 1936 | 13 | #2,314 | 2,817 | #70 |
| 1935 | — | — | 2,582 | #73 |
| 1934 | 8 | #3,267 | 2,431 | #77 |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,596 | 2,321 | #78 |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,548 | 2,501 | #73 |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,348 | 2,471 | #73 |
| 1930 | 15 | #2,236 | 2,694 | #74 |
| 1929 | 20 | #1,849 | 2,813 | #67 |
| 1928 | 20 | #1,926 | 2,882 | #67 |
| 1927 | 22 | #1,839 | 3,048 | #64 |
| 1926 | 20 | #1,954 | 3,120 | #64 |
| 1925 | 16 | #2,319 | 3,088 | #65 |
| 1924 | 13 | #2,717 | 3,279 | #62 |
| 1923 | 14 | #2,515 | 3,278 | #60 |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,656 | 3,353 | #60 |
| 1921 | 22 | #1,887 | 3,376 | #61 |
| 1920 | 14 | #2,508 | 3,275 | #60 |
| 1919 | 6 | #4,464 | 2,932 | #64 |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,887 | 3,351 | #59 |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,473 | 3,455 | #51 |
| 1916 | 15 | #2,174 | 3,325 | #52 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,567 | 3,159 | #52 |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,734 | 2,415 | #52 |
| 1913 | — | — | 1,996 | #49 |
| 1912 | — | — | 1,564 | #51 |
| 1911 | 6 | #2,294 | 802 | #52 |
| 1910 | 5 | #2,549 | 543 | #69 |
| 1909 | — | — | 477 | #64 |
| 1908 | 5 | #2,235 | 438 | #68 |
| 1907 | — | — | 410 | #68 |
| 1906 | — | — | 377 | #67 |
| 1905 | — | — | 381 | #67 |
| 1904 | — | — | 390 | #63 |
| 1903 | — | — | 341 | #63 |
| 1902 | — | — | 330 | #70 |
| 1901 | — | — | 336 | #60 |
| 1900 | — | — | 420 | #64 |
| 1899 | — | — | 350 | #55 |
| 1898 | — | — | 368 | #60 |
| 1897 | — | — | 369 | #56 |
| 1896 | — | — | 381 | #57 |
| 1895 | — | — | 406 | #54 |
| 1894 | — | — | 413 | #54 |
| 1893 | — | — | 432 | #47 |
| 1892 | — | — | 453 | #48 |
| 1891 | — | — | 412 | #44 |
| 1890 | — | — | 410 | #43 |
| 1889 | — | — | 451 | #44 |
| 1888 | — | — | 496 | #42 |
| 1887 | — | — | 464 | #37 |
| 1886 | — | — | 461 | #40 |
| 1885 | — | — | 466 | #37 |
| 1884 | — | — | 454 | #42 |
| 1883 | — | — | 438 | #37 |
| 1882 | — | — | 457 | #37 |
| 1881 | — | — | 433 | #36 |
| 1880 | — | — | 483 | #33 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).