Frederick

Last seen for girls in 1993 at #13,442 · #435 for boys in 2025, 728 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
1880 · 483 births
Debut · boys
483 births
In top 100 · boys
78 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
266,060
since 1880

Frederick over time

boys

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

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201916peak #33, 1880boys
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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—#435728
2024—#422747
2023—#506596
2022—#478648
2021—#476629
2020—#484613
2019—#476615
2018—#499575
2017—#499581
2016—#512583
2015—#515558
2014—#496567
2013—#492556
2012—#535488
2011—#540472
2010—#493527
2009—#538491
2008—#521521
2007—#530484
2006—#475556
2005—#450569
2004—#447581
2003—#432587
2002—#429580
2001—#408614
2000—#395647
1999—#384673
1998—#362720
1997—#356711
1996—#324809
1995—#316830
1994—#299903
1993#13,4425#291948
1992#13,3175#2751,038
1991#13,1475#2461,135
1990#12,9585#2521,076
1989#8,0379#2381,114
1988#6,27712#2191,179
1987#5,31214#2131,170
1986#4,96415#1981,269
1985#7,5638#1971,224
1984#4,31817#1971,221
1983#4,88414#1791,437
1982#5,53412#1861,365
1981#5,25413#1701,471
1980#5,54412#1611,606
1979#4,62615#1581,639
1978#4,07917#1581,533
1977#6,8928#1521,627
1976#3,18822#1451,731
1975#3,77417#1411,786
1974#2,92224#1351,928
1973#3,23320#1202,183
1972#2,52328#1162,438
1971#2,95523#1082,973
1970#3,71216#1152,887
1969#2,84422#1162,772
1968#3,31516#1132,610
1967#3,21116#1102,815
1966#3,74012#1092,884
1965#3,54913#1063,154
1964#3,24416#1053,357
1963#3,45814#1173,127
1962#2,53923#1163,257
1961#2,75220#1173,315
1960#2,57322#1143,477
1959#2,23426#1143,550
1958#2,44922#1103,640
1957#2,82317#994,010
1956#2,92916#914,306
1955#3,57111#864,552
1954#2,59218#834,743
1953#3,48011#804,865
1952#2,50218#764,979
1951#3,10612#784,984
1950#3,42310#754,659
1949#3,17611#704,748
1948#2,97412#754,516
1947—#784,637
1946#2,73913#754,231
1945#4,5565#773,437
1944#2,94610#733,583
1943#2,86111#703,840
1942#3,1949#683,738
1941#2,84610#693,288
1940#4,3495#683,096
1939#2,73610#712,972
1938#2,44712#712,935
1937#1,99916#682,878
1936#2,26313#702,817
1935—#732,582
1934#3,1598#772,431
1933#2,54011#782,321
1932#2,49012#732,501
1931#2,30713#732,471
1930#2,20215#742,694
1929#1,82520#672,813
1928#1,89720#672,882
1927#1,82822#643,048
1926#1,93220#643,120
1925#2,28316#653,088
1924#2,66113#623,279
1923#2,46514#603,278
1922#4,4456#603,353
1921#1,86722#613,376
1920#2,46314#603,275
1919#4,2516#642,932
1918#2,82211#593,351
1917#3,3448#513,455
1916#2,13315#523,325
1915#3,4347#523,159
1914#2,6388#522,415
1913—#491,996
1912—#511,564
1911#2,1916#52802
1910#2,3985#69543
1909—#64477
1908#2,1015#68438
1907—#68410
1906—#66377
1905—#67381
1904—#63390
1903—#63341
1902—#70330
1901—#60336
1900—#64420
1899—#55350
1898—#60368
1897—#56369
1896—#57381
1895—#54406
1894—#54413
1893—#47432
1892—#48453
1891—#44412
1890—#43410
1889—#44451
1888—#42496
1887—#37464
1886—#40461
1885—#37466
1884—#42454
1883—#37438
1882—#37457
1881—#36433
1880—#33483
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Frederick was already there! It came in at #33, and was given to 483 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1889–1909, when fewer than 480 boys a year got the name.

Where Frederick is popular in 1916

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick, so not publishedAKMaine: #30 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 113 boysMEVermont: #32 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 114 boysVTNew Hampshire: #38 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 117 boysNHWashington: #51 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 220 boysWAIdaho: #93 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 324 boysIDMontana: #83 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 365 boysMTNorth Dakota: #57 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 186 boysNDMinnesota: #70 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 298 boysMNIllinois: #57 for boys · 174 births · 1 in 286 boysILWisconsin: #44 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 154 boysWIMichigan: #36 for boys · 182 births · 1 in 152 boysMINew York: #36 for boys · 568 births · 1 in 141 boysNYMassachusetts: #24 for boys · 274 births · 1 in 106 boysMARhode Island: #26 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 94 boysRIOregon: #56 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 233 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #145 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 729 boysSDIowa: #70 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 301 boysIAIndiana: #51 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 237 boysINOhio: #47 for boys · 182 births · 1 in 223 boysOHPennsylvania: #39 for boys · 374 births · 1 in 196 boysPANew Jersey: #27 for boys · 191 births · 1 in 127 boysNJConnecticut: #27 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 116 boysCTCalifornia: #52 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 260 boysCAUtah: #117 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 440 boysUTColorado: #69 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 295 boysCONebraska: #92 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 371 boysNEMissouri: #78 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 342 boysMOKentucky: #140 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 896 boysKYWest Virginia: #58 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 287 boysWVVirginia: #67 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 342 boysVAMaryland: #28 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 138 boysMDDelaware: #37 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 159 boysDEArizona: #122 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 488 boysAZNew Mexico: #97 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 389 boysNMKansas: #81 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 330 boysKSArkansas: #162 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 856 boysARTennessee: #153 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,039 boysTNNorth Carolina: #165 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,048 boysNCSouth Carolina: #142 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 882 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #30 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 119 boysDCOklahoma: #166 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 915 boysOKLouisiana: #133 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 618 boysLAMississippi: #227 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,473 boysMSAlabama: #317 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,646 boysALGeorgia: #168 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,136 boysGAHawaii: #100 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 369 boysHITexas: #162 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 850 boysTXFlorida: #76 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 395 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Massachusetts#24 · 1 in 106
  2. Rhode Island#26 · 1 in 94
  3. Connecticut#27 · 1 in 116
  4. New Jersey#27 · 1 in 127
  5. Maryland#28 · 1 in 138

Best ever in a state: #16 in District of Columbia, 1911.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#242741 in 106
Rhode Island#26441 in 94
Connecticut#27991 in 116
New Jersey#271911 in 127
Maryland#28741 in 138
District of Columbia#30171 in 119
Maine#30421 in 113
Vermont#32181 in 114
Michigan#361821 in 152
New York#365681 in 141
Delaware#3791 in 159
New Hampshire#38221 in 117
Pennsylvania#393741 in 196
Wisconsin#441301 in 154
Ohio#471821 in 223
Indiana#51861 in 237
Washington#51341 in 220
California#52691 in 260
Oregon#56191 in 233
Illinois#571741 in 286
North Dakota#57361 in 186
West Virginia#58391 in 287
Virginia#67541 in 342
Colorado#69211 in 295
Iowa#70601 in 301
Minnesota#70631 in 298
Florida#76191 in 395
Missouri#78721 in 342
Kansas#81401 in 330
Montana#83131 in 365
Nebraska#92281 in 371
Idaho#93101 in 324
New Mexico#9771 in 389
Hawaii#10051 in 369
Utah#11791 in 440
Arizona#12251 in 488
Louisiana#133241 in 618
Kentucky#140221 in 896
South Carolina#142191 in 882
South Dakota#14571 in 729
Tennessee#153181 in 1,039
Arkansas#162161 in 856
Texas#162451 in 850
North Carolina#165241 in 1,048
Oklahoma#166171 in 915
Georgia#168231 in 1,136
Mississippi#227111 in 1,473
Alabama#31781 in 2,646
Alaska———
Nevada———
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 Frederick
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 13 spots since 2024 (#422 → #435)
  • 49 spots since 2020 (#484 → #435)
  • 80 spots since 2015 (#515 → #435)
  • Biggest jump: 84 spots in 2024 (#506 → #422)
  • Biggest drop: 55 spots in 2007 (#475 → #530)
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1880 at #33 (483 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 78 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 78 yrs · run 1880–1957
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 219
  • Highest: 1 in 219 boys born in 1887 were named Frederick (0.46%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,346 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
  • Its best rank, #33 in 1880, was only 1 in 229 (0.44%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 16.6% of all boys named Frederick (44,288) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s4,603#33 (1880)#39
1890s3,994#43 (1890)#52
1900s3,900#60 (1901)#65
1910s23,542#49 (1913)#55
1920s31,512#60 (1922)#63
1930s26,602#68 (1937)#73
1940s39,114#68 (1942)#72
1950s44,288#75 (1950)#89
1960s30,768#105 (1964)#112
1970s20,725#108 (1971)#135
1980s13,056#161 (1980)#196
1990s8,843#246 (1991)#311
2000s5,630#395 (2000)#463
2010s5,522#476 (2019)#506
2020s3,961#422 (2024)#467

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.

Frederick in 1916

girls
#2,133
15 births · 1 in 69,622 girls
boys
#52
3,325 births · 1 in 268 boys

Top girls' names in 1916

  1. #1Mary61,438
  2. #2Helen32,661
  3. #3Dorothy27,418
  4. #4Margaret24,953
  5. #5Ruth23,189
  6. #6Mildred15,633
  7. #7Anna15,228
  8. #8Elizabeth14,940
  9. #9Frances13,746
  10. #10Virginia12,487
  11. #2,133Frederick15

Top boys' names in 1916

  1. #1John50,043
  2. #2William40,418
  3. #3James35,569
  4. #4Robert31,741
  5. #5Joseph23,883
  6. #6Charles23,612
  7. #7George23,381
  8. #8Edward17,005
  9. #9Frank15,291
  10. #10Thomas11,998
  11. #52Frederick3,325
More about 1916

girls

1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 69,622 of them was named Frederick, which outranked 58.7% of the 5,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Frederick
  1. #2,028Wynelle16
  2. #2,028Yukie16
  3. #2,028Zera16
  4. #2,133Frederick15
  5. #2,133Aiko15
  6. #2,133Alison15
  7. #2,133Alleyne15
  8. #2,246Agustina14
  9. #2,246Aldora14
  10. #2,246Alejandra14

Tied with 112 names at #2,133; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. ↑ 567Trinidad#1,317 → #750
  2. ↑ 388Coral#1,367 → #979
  3. ↑ 377Coletta#1,317 → #940
  4. ↑ 370Clifford#1,285 → #915
  5. ↑ 327Maida#1,231 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 364Louis#934 → #1,298
  2. ↓ 354Herminia#944 → #1,298
  3. ↓ 346Gertha#900 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 344Lahoma#934 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 310Hassie#900 → #1,210

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

boys

890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 268 of them was named Frederick, which outranked 98.9% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Frederick
  1. #49Bernard3,476
  2. #50Peter3,370
  3. #51Russell3,330
  4. #52Frederick3,325
  5. #53Edwin3,299
  6. #54Chester3,212
  7. #55Daniel3,149
Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,568Tatsuo#3,392 → #824
  2. ↑ 1,088Hughes#1,878 → #790
  3. ↑ 410Angel#1,181 → #771
  4. ↑ 378Trinidad#1,181 → #803
  5. ↑ 354Rolla#1,306 → #952
Fallers
  1. ↓ 500Nicolas#804 → #1,304
  2. ↓ 468Collins#906 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 463Hilliard#952 → #1,415
  4. ↓ 383Arvo#952 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 363Rayford#941 → #1,304

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

See the top 100 for 1916 →