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

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Peak · boys
1885 · 1,562 births
Debut · boys
1,569 births
In top 100 · boys
76 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
343,655
since 1880

Fred over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201967peak #14, 1885boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,93280
2024—#1,68599
2023—#1,71198
2022—#1,89283
2021—#1,67898
2020—#1,79883
2019—#1,65298
2018—#1,63899
2017—#1,554105
2016—#1,532109
2015—#1,588101
2014—#1,465111
2013—#1,546102
2012—#1,514106
2011—#1,516105
2010—#1,517107
2009—#1,403121
2008—#1,303133
2007—#1,229143
2006—#1,038175
2005—#1,112148
2004—#1,016161
2003—#1,037152
2002—#875187
2001—#875182
2000—#965157
1999—#781200
1998—#743217
1997—#715221
1996—#650257
1995—#672245
1994—#651256
1993—#580314
1992—#573316
1991—#521368
1990—#497385
1989#10,8476#462416
1988—#457392
1987—#455380
1986—#408443
1985—#385463
1984#4,96614#385449
1983—#338546
1982#9,2376#340554
1981#7,4098#329582
1980#8,1787#324585
1979#10,2105#315612
1978#9,7505#278694
1977#6,3409#265747
1976#9,2845#248799
1975#9,0675#247840
1974#7,6806#232890
1973#4,36213#2151,020
1972#7,2926#2151,039
1971#4,31113#1941,281
1970#6,3627#1831,503
1969#3,46116#1761,575
1968#4,00012#1721,570
1967#2,96318#1601,687
1966#4,8668#1511,881
1965#5,8176#1412,146
1964#5,0088#1332,464
1963#3,33615#1342,525
1962#3,43814#1262,854
1961#3,79312#1243,091
1960#3,35714#1173,396
1959#4,03110#1123,582
1958#2,86217#1153,513
1957#2,56320#1033,637
1956#3,91010#1023,578
1955#2,97115#973,502
1954#3,71810#933,695
1953#3,26912#923,789
1952#2,41119#903,960
1951#3,10612#873,994
1950#2,78114#844,195
1949#2,72614#724,731
1948#2,49116#665,376
1947#2,44817#566,392
1946#1,67828#516,012
1945#2,91610#515,118
1944#2,09617#475,580
1943#1,75124#456,168
1942#1,66825#466,088
1941#1,56925#435,619
1940#1,34731#405,581
1939#1,58523#405,538
1938#1,38229#385,768
1937#1,45126#355,738
1936#1,24533#365,602
1935#1,26432#345,493
1934#1,29231#335,466
1933#1,19735#345,287
1932#1,38229#335,525
1931#1,09242#335,698
1930#1,01952#326,049
1929#98154#345,856
1928#92464#366,036
1927#1,01057#356,313
1926#1,07948#316,447
1925#1,29637#336,205
1924#1,40934#326,532
1923#1,21341#336,314
1922#1,11447#336,245
1921#1,14844#336,496
1920#1,08747#336,298
1919#93357#306,091
1918#98953#336,182
1917#1,04046#295,986
1916#1,14738#295,745
1915#1,09438#265,778
1914#1,08031#284,441
1913#1,30819#273,624
1912#1,62012#263,103
1911#1,11316#221,808
1910#1,7738#221,587
1909#1,7637#221,355
1908#1,4399#201,381
1907#1,3849#191,371
1906#1,4168#201,193
1905#1,9315#181,284
1904#1,09211#181,223
1903#1,4407#181,204
1902#1,2199#181,286
1901#88114#181,133
1900#1,00814#171,646
1899#1,03410#161,182
1898#1,00912#151,447
1897#86714#161,301
1896#84315#161,393
1895#81515#151,483
1894#99810#151,475
1893#1,0239#151,493
1892#83013#151,628
1891#75013#151,362
1890#72714#151,506
1889#68714#151,554
1888#66315#151,665
1887#69311#151,454
1886#7789#151,599
1885#7938#141,562
1884#68610#151,638
1883#61510#151,502
1882#6349#151,641
1881#5829#151,418
1880#5809#151,569
First appearance
1880

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 1967

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #68 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 294 boysAKMaine: #158 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,160 boysMEVermont: #77 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 408 boysVTNew Hampshire: #104 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 688 boysNHWashington: #145 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 947 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Fred, so not publishedIDMontana: #125 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 570 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Fred, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #196 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,047 boysMNIllinois: #167 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 1,202 boysILWisconsin: #158 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,393 boysWIMichigan: #145 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 960 boysMINew York: #176 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 1,332 boysNYMassachusetts: #189 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,617 boysMARhode Island: #99 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 841 boysRIOregon: #187 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,232 boysORNevada: #106 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 485 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Fred, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Fred, so not publishedSDIowa: #179 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,511 boysIAIndiana: #120 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 776 boysINOhio: #136 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 918 boysOHPennsylvania: #123 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 950 boysPANew Jersey: #127 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 885 boysNJConnecticut: #143 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,208 boysCTCalifornia: #175 for boys · 169 births · 1 in 981 boysCAUtah: #165 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 945 boysUTColorado: #137 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 756 boysCONebraska: #153 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,113 boysNEMissouri: #198 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,525 boysMOKentucky: #221 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,803 boysKYWest Virginia: #116 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 711 boysWVVirginia: #126 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 698 boysVAMaryland: #156 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,108 boysMDDelaware: #89 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 522 boysDEArizona: #145 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 627 boysAZNew Mexico: #116 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 475 boysNMKansas: #229 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,722 boysKSArkansas: #140 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 717 boysARTennessee: #118 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 682 boysTNNorth Carolina: #124 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 662 boysNCSouth Carolina: #158 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 870 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #212 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,532 boysDCOklahoma: #165 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 995 boysOKLouisiana: #217 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,279 boysLAMississippi: #163 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 858 boysMSAlabama: #172 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 978 boysALGeorgia: #147 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 817 boysGAHawaii: #128 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 548 boysHITexas: #195 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 991 boysTXFlorida: #136 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 695 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alaska#68 · 1 in 294
  2. Vermont#77 · 1 in 408
  3. Delaware#89 · 1 in 522
  4. Rhode Island#99 · 1 in 841
  5. New Hampshire#104 · 1 in 688

Best ever in a state: #6 in Alaska, 1924.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#6891 in 294
Vermont#7781 in 408
Delaware#8981 in 522
Rhode Island#9991 in 841
New Hampshire#10481 in 688
Nevada#10671 in 485
New Mexico#116191 in 475
West Virginia#116191 in 711
Tennessee#118481 in 682
Indiana#120581 in 776
Pennsylvania#123971 in 950
North Carolina#124651 in 662
Montana#12591 in 570
Virginia#126521 in 698
New Jersey#127611 in 885
Hawaii#128111 in 548
Florida#136671 in 695
Ohio#136981 in 918
Colorado#137231 in 756
Arkansas#140211 in 717
Connecticut#143191 in 1,208
Arizona#145231 in 627
Michigan#145811 in 960
Washington#145271 in 947
Georgia#147501 in 817
Nebraska#153101 in 1,113
Maryland#156261 in 1,108
Maine#15871 in 1,160
South Carolina#158261 in 870
Wisconsin#158261 in 1,393
Mississippi#163241 in 858
Oklahoma#165181 in 995
Utah#165111 in 945
Illinois#167771 in 1,202
Alabama#172301 in 978
California#1751691 in 981
New York#1761131 in 1,332
Iowa#179151 in 1,511
Oregon#187121 in 1,232
Massachusetts#189181 in 2,617
Texas#1951011 in 991
Minnesota#196151 in 2,047
Missouri#198241 in 1,525
District of Columbia#21281 in 1,532
Louisiana#217271 in 1,279
Kentucky#221151 in 1,803
Kansas#22991 in 1,722
Idaho———
North Dakota———
South Dakota———
Wyoming———

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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
5 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1885 at #14 (1,562 births)
  • Births halved by 1977, 92 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 76 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 76 yrs · run 1880–1955
  • Top 1,000: 123 yrs · run 1880–2002
Share of babies · boys
1 in 69
  • Highest: 1 in 69 boys born in 1885 were named Fred (1.4%)
  • Latest: 1 in 21,351 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 18.3% of all boys named Fred (62,742) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s15,602#14 (1885)#15
1890s14,270#15 (1892)#15
1900s13,076#17 (1900)#19
1910s44,345#22 (1911)#27
1920s62,742#31 (1926)#33
1930s56,164#32 (1930)#35
1940s56,665#40 (1940)#52
1950s37,445#84 (1950)#98
1960s23,189#117 (1960)#143
1970s9,425#183 (1970)#239
1980s4,810#324 (1980)#388
1990s2,779#497 (1990)#638
2000s1,559#875 (2002)#1,085
2010s1,043#1,465 (2014)#1,552
2020s541#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 1967

girls
#2,963
18 births · 1 in 91,724 girls
boys
#160
1,687 births · 1 in 1,034 boys

Top girls' names in 1967

  1. #1Lisa52,437
  2. #2Kimberly33,097
  3. #3Michelle30,827
  4. #4Mary25,316
  5. #5Susan22,262
  6. #6Karen21,537
  7. #7Angela19,555
  8. #8Tammy18,652
  9. #9Melissa18,377
  10. #10Jennifer18,236
  11. #2,963Fred18

Top boys' names in 1967

  1. #1Michael82,411
  2. #2David66,806
  3. #3James61,683
  4. #4John61,600
  5. #5Robert56,369
  6. #6William37,615
  7. #7Mark34,910
  8. #8Richard33,585
  9. #9Christopher29,413
  10. #10Brian28,646
  11. #160Fred1,687
More about 1967

girls

1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 91,724 of them was named Fred, which outranked 62.3% of the 7,852 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Fred
  1. #2,868Wendelin19
  2. #2,868Xochitl19
  3. #2,868Zona19
  4. #2,963Fred18
  5. #2,963Abbey18
  6. #2,963Adelle18
  7. #2,963Aleida18
  8. #3,085Albert17
  9. #3,085Aleisha17
  10. #3,085Alona17

Tied with 121 names at #2,963; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,873Anissa#2,519 → #646
  2. ↑ 1,660Buffy#2,453 → #793
  3. ↑ 1,522Nichelle#2,022 → #500
  4. ↑ 893Josette#1,621 → #728
  5. ↑ 862Lissette#1,600 → #738
Fallers
  1. ↓ 792Tatia#668 → #1,460
  2. ↓ 531Inger#929 → #1,460
  3. ↓ 400Sonji#639 → #1,039
  4. ↓ 389Sunday#983 → #1,372
  5. ↓ 325Cinda#944 → #1,269

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,743,811 boys got a published name in 1967; 1 in 1,034 of them was named Fred, which outranked 96.5% of the 4,551 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Fred
  1. #157Glen1,710
  2. #158Mitchell1,696
  3. #159Karl1,695
  4. #160Fred1,687
  5. #161Edwin1,666
  6. #162Stacy1,658
  7. #163Earl1,653
Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,048Alfie#1,963 → #915
  2. ↑ 548Waylon#1,540 → #992
  3. ↑ 519Ariel#1,450 → #931
  4. ↑ 430Brendon#1,345 → #915
  5. ↑ 416Terrill#1,259 → #843
Fallers
  1. ↓ 443German#968 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 396Darry#916 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 346Regan#835 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 337Caleb#916 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 317Winfred#785 → #1,102

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1967 →