Fred
Last seen for girls in 1989 at #10,847 · #1,932 for boys in 2025, 80 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1885 · 1,562 births
- Debut · boys
- 1,569 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 76 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 343,655since 1880
Fred over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,932 | 80 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,685 | 99 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,711 | 98 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,892 | 83 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,678 | 98 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,798 | 83 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,652 | 98 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,638 | 99 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,554 | 105 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,532 | 109 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,588 | 101 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,465 | 111 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,546 | 102 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,514 | 106 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,516 | 105 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,517 | 107 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,403 | 121 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,303 | 133 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,229 | 143 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,038 | 175 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,112 | 148 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,016 | 161 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,037 | 152 | |
| 2002 | — | #875 | 187 | |
| 2001 | — | #875 | 182 | |
| 2000 | — | #965 | 157 | |
| 1999 | — | #781 | 200 | |
| 1998 | — | #743 | 217 | |
| 1997 | — | #715 | 221 | |
| 1996 | — | #650 | 257 | |
| 1995 | — | #672 | 245 | |
| 1994 | — | #651 | 256 | |
| 1993 | — | #580 | 314 | |
| 1992 | — | #573 | 316 | |
| 1991 | — | #521 | 368 | |
| 1990 | — | #497 | 385 | |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | #462 | 416 |
| 1988 | — | #457 | 392 | |
| 1987 | — | #455 | 380 | |
| 1986 | — | #408 | 443 | |
| 1985 | — | #385 | 463 | |
| 1984 | #4,966 | 14 | #385 | 449 |
| 1983 | — | #338 | 546 | |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #340 | 554 |
| 1981 | #7,409 | 8 | #329 | 582 |
| 1980 | #8,178 | 7 | #324 | 585 |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #315 | 612 |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | #278 | 694 |
| 1977 | #6,340 | 9 | #265 | 747 |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #248 | 799 |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #247 | 840 |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | #232 | 890 |
| 1973 | #4,362 | 13 | #215 | 1,020 |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | #215 | 1,039 |
| 1971 | #4,311 | 13 | #194 | 1,281 |
| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 | #183 | 1,503 |
| 1969 | #3,461 | 16 | #176 | 1,575 |
| 1968 | #4,000 | 12 | #172 | 1,570 |
| 1967 | #2,963 | 18 | #160 | 1,687 |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 | #151 | 1,881 |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | #141 | 2,146 |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 | #133 | 2,464 |
| 1963 | #3,336 | 15 | #134 | 2,525 |
| 1962 | #3,438 | 14 | #126 | 2,854 |
| 1961 | #3,793 | 12 | #124 | 3,091 |
| 1960 | #3,357 | 14 | #117 | 3,396 |
| 1959 | #4,031 | 10 | #112 | 3,582 |
| 1958 | #2,862 | 17 | #115 | 3,513 |
| 1957 | #2,563 | 20 | #103 | 3,637 |
| 1956 | #3,910 | 10 | #102 | 3,578 |
| 1955 | #2,971 | 15 | #97 | 3,502 |
| 1954 | #3,718 | 10 | #93 | 3,695 |
| 1953 | #3,269 | 12 | #92 | 3,789 |
| 1952 | #2,411 | 19 | #90 | 3,960 |
| 1951 | #3,106 | 12 | #87 | 3,994 |
| 1950 | #2,781 | 14 | #84 | 4,195 |
| 1949 | #2,726 | 14 | #72 | 4,731 |
| 1948 | #2,491 | 16 | #66 | 5,376 |
| 1947 | #2,448 | 17 | #56 | 6,392 |
| 1946 | #1,678 | 28 | #51 | 6,012 |
| 1945 | #2,916 | 10 | #51 | 5,118 |
| 1944 | #2,096 | 17 | #47 | 5,580 |
| 1943 | #1,751 | 24 | #45 | 6,168 |
| 1942 | #1,668 | 25 | #46 | 6,088 |
| 1941 | #1,569 | 25 | #43 | 5,619 |
| 1940 | #1,347 | 31 | #40 | 5,581 |
| 1939 | #1,585 | 23 | #40 | 5,538 |
| 1938 | #1,382 | 29 | #38 | 5,768 |
| 1937 | #1,451 | 26 | #35 | 5,738 |
| 1936 | #1,245 | 33 | #36 | 5,602 |
| 1935 | #1,264 | 32 | #34 | 5,493 |
| 1934 | #1,292 | 31 | #33 | 5,466 |
| 1933 | #1,197 | 35 | #34 | 5,287 |
| 1932 | #1,382 | 29 | #33 | 5,525 |
| 1931 | #1,092 | 42 | #33 | 5,698 |
| 1930 | #1,019 | 52 | #32 | 6,049 |
| 1929 | #981 | 54 | #34 | 5,856 |
| 1928 | #924 | 64 | #36 | 6,036 |
| 1927 | #1,010 | 57 | #35 | 6,313 |
| 1926 | #1,079 | 48 | #31 | 6,447 |
| 1925 | #1,296 | 37 | #33 | 6,205 |
| 1924 | #1,409 | 34 | #32 | 6,532 |
| 1923 | #1,213 | 41 | #33 | 6,314 |
| 1922 | #1,114 | 47 | #33 | 6,245 |
| 1921 | #1,148 | 44 | #33 | 6,496 |
| 1920 | #1,087 | 47 | #33 | 6,298 |
| 1919 | #933 | 57 | #30 | 6,091 |
| 1918 | #989 | 53 | #33 | 6,182 |
| 1917 | #1,040 | 46 | #29 | 5,986 |
| 1916 | #1,147 | 38 | #29 | 5,745 |
| 1915 | #1,094 | 38 | #26 | 5,778 |
| 1914 | #1,080 | 31 | #28 | 4,441 |
| 1913 | #1,308 | 19 | #27 | 3,624 |
| 1912 | #1,620 | 12 | #26 | 3,103 |
| 1911 | #1,113 | 16 | #22 | 1,808 |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | #22 | 1,587 |
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | #22 | 1,355 |
| 1908 | #1,439 | 9 | #20 | 1,381 |
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 | #19 | 1,371 |
| 1906 | #1,416 | 8 | #20 | 1,193 |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 | #18 | 1,284 |
| 1904 | #1,092 | 11 | #18 | 1,223 |
| 1903 | #1,440 | 7 | #18 | 1,204 |
| 1902 | #1,219 | 9 | #18 | 1,286 |
| 1901 | #881 | 14 | #18 | 1,133 |
| 1900 | #1,008 | 14 | #17 | 1,646 |
| 1899 | #1,034 | 10 | #16 | 1,182 |
| 1898 | #1,009 | 12 | #15 | 1,447 |
| 1897 | #867 | 14 | #16 | 1,301 |
| 1896 | #843 | 15 | #16 | 1,393 |
| 1895 | #815 | 15 | #15 | 1,483 |
| 1894 | #998 | 10 | #15 | 1,475 |
| 1893 | #1,023 | 9 | #15 | 1,493 |
| 1892 | #830 | 13 | #15 | 1,628 |
| 1891 | #750 | 13 | #15 | 1,362 |
| 1890 | #727 | 14 | #15 | 1,506 |
| 1889 | #687 | 14 | #15 | 1,554 |
| 1888 | #663 | 15 | #15 | 1,665 |
| 1887 | #693 | 11 | #15 | 1,454 |
| 1886 | #778 | 9 | #15 | 1,599 |
| 1885 | #793 | 8 | #14 | 1,562 |
| 1884 | #686 | 10 | #15 | 1,638 |
| 1883 | #615 | 10 | #15 | 1,502 |
| 1882 | #634 | 9 | #15 | 1,641 |
| 1881 | #582 | 9 | #15 | 1,418 |
| 1880 | #580 | 9 | #15 | 1,569 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Fred was already there! It came in at #15, and was given to 1,569 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2010–2025, when fewer than 120 boys a year got the name.
Where Fred is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Nevada#22 · 1 in 72
- Alaska#23 · 1 in 61
- Colorado#24 · 1 in 106
- New Jersey#25 · 1 in 131
- Arizona#27 · 1 in 129
Best ever in a state: #6 in Alaska, 1924.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | #22 | 8 | 1 in 72 |
| Alaska | #23 | 6 | 1 in 61 |
| Colorado | #24 | 88 | 1 in 106 |
| New Jersey | #25 | 194 | 1 in 131 |
| Arizona | #27 | 38 | 1 in 129 |
| California | #27 | 335 | 1 in 141 |
| North Carolina | #28 | 239 | 1 in 149 |
| Wyoming | #30 | 15 | 1 in 121 |
| Alabama | #31 | 174 | 1 in 158 |
| Indiana | #31 | 155 | 1 in 174 |
| Mississippi | #31 | 139 | 1 in 154 |
| Ohio | #31 | 310 | 1 in 170 |
| Washington | #31 | 84 | 1 in 140 |
| Illinois | #33 | 357 | 1 in 160 |
| Tennessee | #33 | 162 | 1 in 166 |
| Idaho | #34 | 32 | 1 in 142 |
| Kansas | #34 | 76 | 1 in 174 |
| Michigan | #34 | 285 | 1 in 155 |
| Missouri | #34 | 163 | 1 in 171 |
| Pennsylvania | #34 | 435 | 1 in 175 |
| Kentucky | #36 | 135 | 1 in 207 |
| New Mexico | #36 | 42 | 1 in 135 |
| South Carolina | #36 | 116 | 1 in 167 |
| Virginia | #36 | 136 | 1 in 171 |
| Georgia | #37 | 167 | 1 in 177 |
| Connecticut | #38 | 59 | 1 in 177 |
| Oregon | #38 | 43 | 1 in 163 |
| West Virginia | #40 | 89 | 1 in 215 |
| New York | #41 | 479 | 1 in 184 |
| Utah | #41 | 32 | 1 in 165 |
| Florida | #42 | 77 | 1 in 179 |
| Arkansas | #43 | 83 | 1 in 219 |
| Iowa | #43 | 89 | 1 in 225 |
| Delaware | #44 | 8 | 1 in 209 |
| Texas | #44 | 253 | 1 in 234 |
| Rhode Island | #45 | 19 | 1 in 235 |
| Maine | #46 | 31 | 1 in 201 |
| Massachusetts | #47 | 110 | 1 in 261 |
| New Hampshire | #47 | 15 | 1 in 207 |
| Oklahoma | #47 | 96 | 1 in 220 |
| Vermont | #48 | 13 | 1 in 190 |
| Montana | #52 | 21 | 1 in 208 |
| Nebraska | #56 | 40 | 1 in 250 |
| District of Columbia | #58 | 19 | 1 in 278 |
| Wisconsin | #63 | 82 | 1 in 302 |
| Louisiana | #64 | 78 | 1 in 274 |
| Maryland | #70 | 34 | 1 in 366 |
| Minnesota | #72 | 62 | 1 in 362 |
| Hawaii | #75 | 11 | 1 in 298 |
| South Dakota | #76 | 16 | 1 in 304 |
| North Dakota | #77 | 18 | 1 in 294 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Fred
- 247 spots since 2024 (#1,685 → #1,932)
- 134 spots since 2020 (#1,798 → #1,932)
- 344 spots since 2015 (#1,588 → #1,932)
- Biggest jump: 90 spots in 2001 (#965 → #875)
- Biggest drop: 184 spots in 2000 (#781 → #965)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1885 at #14 (1,562 births)
- Births halved by 1977, 92 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 76 yrs · run 1880–1955
- Top 1,000: 123 yrs · run 1880–2002
- Highest: 1 in 69 boys born in 1885 were named Fred (1.4%)
- Latest: 1 in 21,351 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 18.3% of all boys named Fred (62,742) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 15,602 | #14 (1885) | #15 |
| 1890s | 14,270 | #15 (1892) | #15 |
| 1900s | 13,076 | #17 (1900) | #19 |
| 1910s | 44,345 | #22 (1911) | #27 |
| 1920s | 62,742 | #31 (1926) | #33 |
| 1930s | 56,164 | #32 (1930) | #35 |
| 1940s | 56,665 | #40 (1940) | #52 |
| 1950s | 37,445 | #84 (1950) | #98 |
| 1960s | 23,189 | #117 (1960) | #143 |
| 1970s | 9,425 | #183 (1970) | #239 |
| 1980s | 4,810 | #324 (1980) | #388 |
| 1990s | 2,779 | #497 (1990) | #638 |
| 2000s | 1,559 | #875 (2002) | #1,085 |
| 2010s | 1,043 | #1,465 (2014) | #1,552 |
| 2020s | 541 | #1,678 (2021) | #1,783 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Fred in 1938
Top girls' names in 1938
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 38,050 of them was named Fred, which outranked 72.3% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,343Voncile30
- #1,343Wanita30
- #1,343Wayne30
- #1,382Fred29
- #1,382Adrian29
- #1,382Annabel29
- #1,382Astrid29
- #1,413Burma28
- #1,413Clarine28
- #1,413Corrie28
Tied with 30 names at #1,382; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 192 of them was named Fred, which outranked 99.1% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.