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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1938 · 1,309 births
- Debut · boys
- 9 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 73,315since 1880
Freddie over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #7,491 | 14 | #1,509 | 116 |
| 2024 | #7,251 | 15 | #1,957 | 80 |
| 2023 | #9,616 | 10 | #1,999 | 76 |
| 2022 | #8,542 | 12 | #1,981 | 77 |
| 2021 | #11,146 | 8 | #2,173 | 65 |
| 2020 | #8,406 | 12 | #1,743 | 88 |
| 2019 | — | #1,614 | 102 | |
| 2018 | #11,427 | 8 | #1,733 | 89 |
| 2017 | — | #1,883 | 77 | |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #1,788 | 85 |
| 2015 | — | #1,790 | 84 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,812 | 82 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,420 | 117 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,466 | 110 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,577 | 98 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,536 | 105 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,309 | 133 | |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #1,233 | 141 |
| 2007 | — | #1,405 | 116 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,194 | 140 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,155 | 138 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,191 | 129 | |
| 2003 | — | #975 | 164 | |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #976 | 161 |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 | #921 | 169 |
| 2000 | — | #932 | 163 | |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | #855 | 177 |
| 1998 | #12,426 | 6 | #829 | 178 |
| 1997 | — | #747 | 201 | |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | #756 | 197 |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | #757 | 203 |
| 1994 | — | #702 | 220 | |
| 1993 | #5,955 | 15 | #639 | 262 |
| 1992 | #8,734 | 9 | #615 | 281 |
| 1991 | #7,430 | 11 | #605 | 282 |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | #575 | 310 |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | #555 | 302 |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | #514 | 319 |
| 1987 | #6,335 | 11 | #487 | 330 |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | #453 | 369 |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | #453 | 355 |
| 1984 | #6,810 | 9 | #428 | 379 |
| 1983 | #5,457 | 12 | #403 | 409 |
| 1982 | #5,209 | 13 | #407 | 416 |
| 1981 | #3,436 | 24 | #369 | 473 |
| 1980 | #4,978 | 14 | #361 | 490 |
| 1979 | #9,010 | 6 | #368 | 469 |
| 1978 | #3,098 | 25 | #355 | 475 |
| 1977 | #3,176 | 24 | #347 | 517 |
| 1976 | #3,812 | 17 | #342 | 504 |
| 1975 | #4,854 | 12 | #324 | 548 |
| 1974 | #4,459 | 13 | #333 | 525 |
| 1973 | #4,155 | 14 | #317 | 555 |
| 1972 | #3,177 | 20 | #308 | 593 |
| 1971 | #3,943 | 15 | #320 | 586 |
| 1970 | #3,435 | 18 | #305 | 656 |
| 1969 | #2,254 | 32 | #294 | 663 |
| 1968 | #2,708 | 22 | #273 | 721 |
| 1967 | #2,079 | 32 | #261 | 767 |
| 1966 | #1,715 | 43 | #256 | 800 |
| 1965 | #1,887 | 37 | #255 | 845 |
| 1964 | #1,781 | 43 | #255 | 904 |
| 1963 | #1,787 | 42 | #250 | 915 |
| 1962 | #1,476 | 57 | #240 | 1,038 |
| 1961 | #1,553 | 53 | #235 | 1,144 |
| 1960 | #1,294 | 72 | #227 | 1,219 |
| 1959 | #1,145 | 87 | #220 | 1,246 |
| 1958 | #961 | 115 | #211 | 1,266 |
| 1957 | #1,041 | 101 | #202 | 1,340 |
| 1956 | #850 | 136 | #196 | 1,423 |
| 1955 | #809 | 143 | #186 | 1,426 |
| 1954 | #806 | 136 | #179 | 1,491 |
| 1953 | #733 | 154 | #171 | 1,548 |
| 1952 | #699 | 164 | #177 | 1,490 |
| 1951 | #645 | 183 | #165 | 1,560 |
| 1950 | #611 | 188 | #155 | 1,615 |
| 1949 | #597 | 193 | #152 | 1,673 |
| 1948 | #548 | 228 | #152 | 1,708 |
| 1947 | #555 | 234 | #153 | 1,724 |
| 1946 | #537 | 217 | #151 | 1,591 |
| 1945 | #456 | 243 | #145 | 1,427 |
| 1944 | #439 | 268 | #138 | 1,515 |
| 1943 | #463 | 256 | #143 | 1,495 |
| 1942 | #445 | 271 | #140 | 1,514 |
| 1941 | #440 | 240 | #138 | 1,412 |
| 1940 | #449 | 231 | #138 | 1,318 |
| 1939 | #457 | 213 | #138 | 1,237 |
| 1938 | #449 | 223 | #132 | 1,309 |
| 1937 | #413 | 245 | #134 | 1,165 |
| 1936 | #431 | 225 | #134 | 1,195 |
| 1935 | #419 | 238 | #145 | 1,082 |
| 1934 | #434 | 225 | #152 | 988 |
| 1933 | #437 | 217 | #156 | 925 |
| 1932 | #457 | 205 | #166 | 909 |
| 1931 | #447 | 206 | #171 | 805 |
| 1930 | #481 | 193 | #171 | 841 |
| 1929 | #433 | 230 | #172 | 822 |
| 1928 | #468 | 217 | #191 | 744 |
| 1927 | #443 | 241 | #198 | 713 |
| 1926 | #497 | 196 | #198 | 708 |
| 1925 | #473 | 214 | #213 | 647 |
| 1924 | #485 | 206 | #227 | 592 |
| 1923 | #504 | 190 | #233 | 570 |
| 1922 | #519 | 182 | #253 | 496 |
| 1921 | #544 | 170 | #251 | 497 |
| 1920 | #576 | 155 | #258 | 452 |
| 1919 | #540 | 162 | #254 | 437 |
| 1918 | #606 | 138 | #277 | 371 |
| 1917 | #572 | 138 | #271 | 354 |
| 1916 | #599 | 126 | #276 | 340 |
| 1915 | #644 | 105 | #304 | 283 |
| 1914 | #624 | 85 | #298 | 231 |
| 1913 | #645 | 64 | #307 | 167 |
| 1912 | #663 | 57 | #296 | 146 |
| 1911 | #766 | 32 | #257 | 100 |
| 1910 | #576 | 51 | #246 | 95 |
| 1909 | #594 | 42 | #254 | 76 |
| 1908 | #629 | 37 | #248 | 72 |
| 1907 | #710 | 28 | #239 | 74 |
| 1906 | #716 | 26 | #279 | 51 |
| 1905 | #664 | 28 | #295 | 46 |
| 1904 | #612 | 31 | #320 | 39 |
| 1903 | #734 | 21 | #278 | 45 |
| 1902 | #797 | 19 | #312 | 38 |
| 1901 | #630 | 25 | #334 | 29 |
| 1900 | #589 | 35 | #256 | 63 |
| 1899 | #680 | 21 | #362 | 25 |
| 1898 | #719 | 21 | #452 | 20 |
| 1897 | #786 | 16 | #339 | 30 |
| 1896 | #553 | 30 | #462 | 19 |
| 1895 | #788 | 16 | #390 | 24 |
| 1894 | #568 | 26 | #336 | 28 |
| 1893 | #865 | 12 | #435 | 18 |
| 1892 | #638 | 20 | #792 | 8 |
| 1891 | #1,006 | 8 | #497 | 13 |
| 1890 | #872 | 10 | #667 | 9 |
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 | #549 | 12 |
| 1888 | #959 | 8 | #815 | 7 |
| 1887 | #693 | 11 | #752 | 7 |
| 1886 | #993 | 6 | #491 | 14 |
| 1885 | — | #577 | 11 | |
| 1884 | #851 | 7 | #701 | 8 |
| 1883 | — | #799 | 6 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #595 | 9 | |
| 1880 | #738 | 6 | #640 | 9 |
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 1949
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Arkansas#39 · 1 in 200
- Georgia#57 · 1 in 258
- Mississippi#58 · 1 in 274
- Louisiana#66 · 1 in 283
- South Carolina#74 · 1 in 321
Best ever in a state: #39 in Arkansas, 1949.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #39 | 113 | 1 in 200 |
| Georgia | #57 | 170 | 1 in 258 |
| Mississippi | #58 | 106 | 1 in 274 |
| Louisiana | #66 | 123 | 1 in 283 |
| South Carolina | #74 | 89 | 1 in 321 |
| Florida | #78 | 80 | 1 in 365 |
| New Mexico | #78 | 34 | 1 in 283 |
| Tennessee | #87 | 77 | 1 in 507 |
| West Virginia | #91 | 47 | 1 in 531 |
| Alabama | #95 | 74 | 1 in 525 |
| Arizona | #95 | 23 | 1 in 420 |
| Kentucky | #103 | 62 | 1 in 581 |
| Oklahoma | #106 | 45 | 1 in 517 |
| North Carolina | #107 | 86 | 1 in 587 |
| Virginia | #121 | 56 | 1 in 658 |
| Texas | #129 | 149 | 1 in 675 |
| Missouri | #137 | 43 | 1 in 964 |
| Kansas | #189 | 14 | 1 in 1,413 |
| District of Columbia | #212 | 6 | 1 in 2,030 |
| Illinois | #214 | 37 | 1 in 2,462 |
| Maryland | #214 | 10 | 1 in 2,369 |
| Colorado | #226 | 8 | 1 in 1,963 |
| Indiana | #230 | 17 | 1 in 2,632 |
| California | #234 | 56 | 1 in 2,150 |
| Ohio | #251 | 26 | 1 in 3,512 |
| Michigan | #259 | 20 | 1 in 3,796 |
| New York | #277 | 34 | 1 in 4,389 |
| Pennsylvania | #278 | 20 | 1 in 5,416 |
| Iowa | #303 | 6 | 1 in 4,937 |
| Washington | #320 | 5 | 1 in 5,355 |
| New Jersey | #347 | 5 | 1 in 9,174 |
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| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| 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.
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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
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 83 | #491 (1886) | #658 |
| 1890s | 194 | #336 (1894) | #473 |
| 1900s | 533 | #239 (1907) | #282 |
| 1910s | 2,524 | #246 (1910) | #279 |
| 1920s | 6,241 | #172 (1929) | #219 |
| 1930s | 10,456 | #132 (1938) | #150 |
| 1940s | 15,377 | #138 (1944) | #145 |
| 1950s | 14,405 | #155 (1950) | #186 |
| 1960s | 9,016 | #227 (1960) | #255 |
| 1970s | 5,428 | #305 (1970) | #332 |
| 1980s | 3,842 | #361 (1980) | #443 |
| 1990s | 2,311 | #575 (1990) | #708 |
| 2000s | 1,454 | #921 (2001) | #1,129 |
| 2010s | 949 | #1,420 (2013) | #1,662 |
| 2020s | 502 | #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 1949
girls
#597
193 births · 1 in 8,865 girls
boys
#152
1,673 births · 1 in 1,060 boys
Top girls' names in 1949
Top boys' names in 1949
More about 1949
girls
1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 8,865 of them was named Freddie, which outranked 90.2% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Freddie
Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,773,939 boys got a published name in 1949; 1 in 1,060 of them was named Freddie, which outranked 96.4% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Freddie
Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.