Freddie

#7,491 for girls in 2025, 14 births · #1,509 for boys in 2025, 116 births
Given to boys 87.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1938 · 1,309 births
Debut · boys
9 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
73,315
since 1880

Freddie over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201931peak #413, 1937peak #132, 1938girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#7,49114#1,509116
2024#7,25115#1,95780
2023#9,61610#1,99976
2022#8,54212#1,98177
2021#11,1468#2,17365
2020#8,40612#1,74388
2019—#1,614102
2018#11,4278#1,73389
2017—#1,88377
2016#14,3316#1,78885
2015—#1,79084
2014—#1,81282
2013—#1,420117
2012—#1,466110
2011—#1,57798
2010—#1,536105
2009—#1,309133
2008#17,5045#1,233141
2007—#1,405116
2006—#1,194140
2005—#1,155138
2004—#1,191129
2003—#975164
2002#15,4325#976161
2001#15,3525#921169
2000—#932163
1999#12,6886#855177
1998#12,4266#829178
1997—#747201
1996#11,8076#756197
1995#10,5147#757203
1994—#702220
1993#5,95515#639262
1992#8,7349#615281
1991#7,43011#605282
1990#10,1937#575310
1989#8,7618#555302
1988#9,2447#514319
1987#6,33511#487330
1986#7,1349#453369
1985#10,6775#453355
1984#6,8109#428379
1983#5,45712#403409
1982#5,20913#407416
1981#3,43624#369473
1980#4,97814#361490
1979#9,0106#368469
1978#3,09825#355475
1977#3,17624#347517
1976#3,81217#342504
1975#4,85412#324548
1974#4,45913#333525
1973#4,15514#317555
1972#3,17720#308593
1971#3,94315#320586
1970#3,43518#305656
1969#2,25432#294663
1968#2,70822#273721
1967#2,07932#261767
1966#1,71543#256800
1965#1,88737#255845
1964#1,78143#255904
1963#1,78742#250915
1962#1,47657#2401,038
1961#1,55353#2351,144
1960#1,29472#2271,219
1959#1,14587#2201,246
1958#961115#2111,266
1957#1,041101#2021,340
1956#850136#1961,423
1955#809143#1861,426
1954#806136#1791,491
1953#733154#1711,548
1952#699164#1771,490
1951#645183#1651,560
1950#611188#1551,615
1949#597193#1521,673
1948#548228#1521,708
1947#555234#1531,724
1946#537217#1511,591
1945#456243#1451,427
1944#439268#1381,515
1943#463256#1431,495
1942#445271#1401,514
1941#440240#1381,412
1940#449231#1381,318
1939#457213#1381,237
1938#449223#1321,309
1937#413245#1341,165
1936#431225#1341,195
1935#419238#1451,082
1934#434225#152988
1933#437217#156925
1932#457205#166909
1931#447206#171805
1930#481193#171841
1929#433230#172822
1928#468217#191744
1927#443241#198713
1926#497196#198708
1925#473214#213647
1924#485206#227592
1923#504190#233570
1922#519182#253496
1921#544170#251497
1920#576155#258452
1919#540162#254437
1918#606138#277371
1917#572138#271354
1916#599126#276340
1915#644105#304283
1914#62485#298231
1913#64564#307167
1912#66357#296146
1911#76632#257100
1910#57651#24695
1909#59442#25476
1908#62937#24872
1907#71028#23974
1906#71626#27951
1905#66428#29546
1904#61231#32039
1903#73421#27845
1902#79719#31238
1901#63025#33429
1900#58935#25663
1899#68021#36225
1898#71921#45220
1897#78616#33930
1896#55330#46219
1895#78816#39024
1894#56826#33628
1893#86512#43518
1892#63820#7928
1891#1,0068#49713
1890#87210#6679
1889#1,2795#54912
1888#9598#8157
1887#69311#7527
1886#9936#49114
1885—#57711
1884#8517#7018
1883—#7996
1882——
1881—#5959
1880#7386#6409
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Freddie was already there! It came in at #640, and was given to 9 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1882, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Freddie is popular in 1931

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedNHWashington: #188 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,543 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #234 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,837 boysILWisconsin: #209 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,355 boysWIMichigan: #273 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,540 boysMINew York: #382 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 7,517 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedSDIowa: #220 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,896 boysIAIndiana: #202 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,834 boysINOhio: #191 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,999 boysOHPennsylvania: #459 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 12,744 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #258 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,273 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedUTColorado: #204 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,414 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #122 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 715 boysMOKentucky: #127 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 728 boysKYWest Virginia: #134 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 771 boysWVVirginia: #126 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 703 boysVAMaryland: #169 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,662 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #85 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 350 boysNMKansas: #156 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 958 boysKSArkansas: #95 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 455 boysARTennessee: #129 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 839 boysTNNorth Carolina: #183 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,171 boysNCSouth Carolina: #75 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 391 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #125 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 656 boysOKLouisiana: #103 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 461 boysLAMississippi: #82 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 412 boysMSAlabama: #111 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 600 boysALGeorgia: #82 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 414 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedHITexas: #143 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 682 boysTXFlorida: #74 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 341 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Florida#74 · 1 in 341
  2. South Carolina#75 · 1 in 391
  3. Mississippi#82 · 1 in 412
  4. Georgia#82 · 1 in 414
  5. New Mexico#85 · 1 in 350

Best ever in a state: #39 in Arkansas, 1949.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Florida#74331 in 341
South Carolina#75421 in 391
Georgia#82661 in 414
Mississippi#82441 in 412
New Mexico#85131 in 350
Arkansas#95361 in 455
Louisiana#103401 in 461
Alabama#111431 in 600
Missouri#122381 in 715
Oklahoma#125331 in 656
Virginia#126301 in 703
Kentucky#127341 in 728
Tennessee#129291 in 839
West Virginia#134211 in 771
Texas#143811 in 682
Kansas#156151 in 958
Maryland#16971 in 1,662
North Carolina#183271 in 1,171
Washington#18861 in 1,543
Ohio#191241 in 1,999
Indiana#202131 in 1,834
Colorado#20461 in 1,414
Wisconsin#209101 in 2,355
Iowa#220101 in 1,896
Illinois#234191 in 2,837
California#258161 in 2,273
Michigan#273111 in 3,540
New York#382121 in 7,517
Pennsylvania#45961 in 12,744
Alaska———
Arizona———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Maine———
Massachusetts———
Minnesota———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Jersey———
North Dakota———
Oregon———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Utah———
Vermont———
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 Freddie
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 448 spots since 2024 (#1,957 → #1,509)
  • 234 spots since 2020 (#1,743 → #1,509)
  • 281 spots since 2015 (#1,790 → #1,509)
  • Biggest jump: 357 spots in 1893 (#792 → #435)
  • Biggest drop: 295 spots in 1892 (#497 → #792)
Rise & fade · boys
58 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1938 at #132 (1,309 births)
  • Births halved by 1971, 33 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 123 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 123 yrs · run 1883–2003
Share of babies · boys
1 in 847
  • Highest: 1 in 847 boys born in 1938 were named Freddie (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 14,725 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1940s
  • 21.0% of all boys named Freddie (15,377) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1899
  • Mostly girls until 1898, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s83#491 (1886)#658
1890s194#336 (1894)#473
1900s533#239 (1907)#282
1910s2,524#246 (1910)#279
1920s6,241#172 (1929)#219
1930s10,456#132 (1938)#150
1940s15,377#138 (1944)#145
1950s14,405#155 (1950)#186
1960s9,016#227 (1960)#255
1970s5,428#305 (1970)#332
1980s3,842#361 (1980)#443
1990s2,311#575 (1990)#708
2000s1,454#921 (2001)#1,129
2010s949#1,420 (2013)#1,662
2020s502#1,509 (2025)#1,894

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.

Freddie in 1931

girls
#447
206 births · 1 in 5,169 girls
boys
#171
805 births · 1 in 1,292 boys

Top girls' names in 1931

  1. #1Mary60,299
  2. #2Betty36,105
  3. #3Dorothy26,524
  4. #4Barbara21,804
  5. #5Joan19,119
  6. #6Helen17,664
  7. #7Margaret17,332
  8. #8Patricia16,469
  9. #9Shirley14,405
  10. #10Doris13,629
  11. #447Freddie206

Top boys' names in 1931

  1. #1Robert60,519
  2. #2James51,212
  3. #3John48,423
  4. #4William43,280
  5. #5Richard31,822
  6. #6Charles29,934
  7. #7Donald29,100
  8. #8George20,685
  9. #9Joseph19,326
  10. #10Thomas16,847
  11. #171Freddie805
More about 1931

girls

1,064,728 girls got a published name in 1931; 1 in 5,169 of them was named Freddie, which outranked 91.0% of the 4,979 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Freddie
  1. #443Mercedes212
  2. #445Amanda209
  3. #446Angie208
  4. #447Freddie206
  5. #447Bonita206
  6. #449Eliza205
  7. #450Elouise204
  8. #450Ima204

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
  1. ↑ 857Joretta#1,320 → #463
  2. ↑ 519Joetta#1,460 → #941
  3. ↑ 483Sondra#1,031 → #548
  4. ↑ 465Celine#1,460 → #995
  5. ↑ 343Lynne#1,274 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 377Margo#937 → #1,314
  2. ↓ 349Rachael#894 → #1,243
  3. ↓ 317Evelyne#926 → #1,243
  4. ↓ 287Vivien#971 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 283Ardeth#629 → #912

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

boys

1,039,665 boys got a published name in 1931; 1 in 1,292 of them was named Freddie, which outranked 96.0% of the 4,321 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Freddie
  1. #168Clayton831
  2. #169Bennie822
  3. #170Tony814
  4. #171Freddie805
  5. #172Alexander795
  6. #173Steve786
  7. #174Guy781
Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
  1. ↑ 794Kenton#1,753 → #959
  2. ↑ 420Wyman#1,330 → #910
  3. ↑ 408Jan#1,330 → #922
  4. ↑ 402Leopold#1,399 → #997
  5. ↑ 398Odie#1,299 → #901
Fallers
  1. ↓ 513Artie#976 → #1,489
  2. ↓ 469Arnulfo#892 → #1,361
  3. ↓ 385Rose#832 → #1,217
  4. ↓ 357Ransom#976 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 343Jodie#990 → #1,333

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

See the top 100 for 1931 →