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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201936peak #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 1936

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick, so not publishedAKMaine: #32 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 148 boysMEVermont: #31 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 129 boysVTNew Hampshire: #31 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 123 boysNHWashington: #83 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 390 boysWAIdaho: #98 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 405 boysIDMontana: #136 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 812 boysMTNorth Dakota: #133 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 629 boysNDMinnesota: #89 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 452 boysMNIllinois: #81 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 463 boysILWisconsin: #53 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 262 boysWIMichigan: #41 for boys · 192 births · 1 in 207 boysMINew York: #40 for boys · 492 births · 1 in 171 boysNYMassachusetts: #29 for boys · 221 births · 1 in 126 boysMARhode Island: #38 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 182 boysRIOregon: #109 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 548 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #139 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 663 boysSDIowa: #82 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 405 boysIAIndiana: #59 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 311 boysINOhio: #57 for boys · 148 births · 1 in 322 boysOHPennsylvania: #45 for boys · 310 births · 1 in 231 boysPANew Jersey: #38 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 178 boysNJConnecticut: #30 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 143 boysCTCalifornia: #95 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 465 boysCAUtah: #162 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 807 boysUTColorado: #120 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 597 boysCONebraska: #139 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 738 boysNEMissouri: #107 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 609 boysMOKentucky: #183 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,332 boysKYWest Virginia: #94 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 486 boysWVVirginia: #75 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 390 boysVAMaryland: #34 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 166 boysMDDelaware: #40 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 177 boysDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick, so not publishedNMKansas: #107 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 499 boysKSArkansas: #193 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,300 boysARTennessee: #213 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,823 boysTNNorth Carolina: #94 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 532 boysNCSouth Carolina: #158 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 926 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #28 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 150 boysDCOklahoma: #244 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,928 boysOKLouisiana: #129 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 674 boysLAMississippi: #247 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,979 boysMSAlabama: #226 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,789 boysALGeorgia: #166 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,098 boysGAHawaii: #36 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 127 boysHITexas: #270 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,688 boysTXFlorida: #100 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 500 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#28 · 1 in 150
  2. Massachusetts#29 · 1 in 126
  3. Connecticut#30 · 1 in 143
  4. New Hampshire#31 · 1 in 123
  5. Vermont#31 · 1 in 129

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#28301 in 150
Massachusetts#292211 in 126
Connecticut#30681 in 143
New Hampshire#31251 in 123
Vermont#31191 in 129
Maine#32421 in 148
Maryland#34681 in 166
Hawaii#36221 in 127
New Jersey#381351 in 178
Rhode Island#38231 in 182
Delaware#4081 in 177
New York#404921 in 171
Michigan#411921 in 207
Pennsylvania#453101 in 231
Wisconsin#53901 in 262
Ohio#571481 in 322
Indiana#59771 in 311
Virginia#75561 in 390
Illinois#811131 in 463
Iowa#82481 in 405
Washington#83261 in 390
Minnesota#89461 in 452
North Carolina#94641 in 532
West Virginia#94371 in 486
California#95821 in 465
Idaho#98101 in 405
Florida#100251 in 500
Kansas#107271 in 499
Missouri#107431 in 609
Oregon#109111 in 548
Colorado#120141 in 597
Louisiana#129291 in 674
North Dakota#13391 in 629
Montana#13651 in 812
Nebraska#139141 in 738
South Dakota#13981 in 663
South Carolina#158201 in 926
Utah#16261 in 807
Georgia#166261 in 1,098
Kentucky#183191 in 1,332
Arkansas#193131 in 1,300
Tennessee#213141 in 1,823
Alabama#226151 in 1,789
Oklahoma#244111 in 1,928
Mississippi#247101 in 1,979
Texas#270331 in 1,688
Alaska———
Arizona———
Nevada———
New Mexico———
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 1936

girls
#2,263
13 births · 1 in 80,030 girls
boys
#70
2,817 births · 1 in 368 boys

Top girls' names in 1936

  1. #1Mary54,377
  2. #2Shirley35,161
  3. #3Barbara31,682
  4. #4Betty25,868
  5. #5Patricia23,916
  6. #6Dorothy17,666
  7. #7Joan17,072
  8. #8Nancy16,755
  9. #9Margaret14,596
  10. #10Carol14,520
  11. #2,263Frederick13

Top boys' names in 1936

  1. #1Robert58,500
  2. #2James54,694
  3. #3John47,683
  4. #4William39,398
  5. #5Richard33,494
  6. #6Charles29,101
  7. #7Donald28,639
  8. #8Thomas18,342
  9. #9George18,197
  10. #10David17,476
  11. #70Frederick2,817
More about 1936

girls

1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 80,030 of them was named Frederick, which outranked 53.4% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Frederick
  1. #2,153Yolande14
  2. #2,153Zettie14
  3. #2,153Zulema14
  4. #2,263Frederick13
  5. #2,263Aliene13
  6. #2,263Alleen13
  7. #2,263Alverna13
  8. #2,386Alfredia12
  9. #2,386Alvena12
  10. #2,386Andrew12

Tied with 122 names at #2,263; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,238Shelba#3,742 → #504
  2. ↑ 662Shelby#840 → #178
  3. ↑ 600Wendy#1,418 → #818
  4. ↑ 588Deanna#1,356 → #768
  5. ↑ 546Shari#1,514 → #968
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
  2. ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
  3. ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
  4. ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
  5. ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267

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

boys

1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 368 of them was named Frederick, which outranked 98.3% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Frederick
  1. #67Samuel2,893
  2. #68Bernard2,853
  3. #69Russell2,832
  4. #70Frederick2,817
  5. #71Jimmie2,742
  6. #72Johnny2,729
  7. #73Bruce2,630
Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. ↑ 802Errol#1,708 → #906
  2. ↑ 644Sergio#1,584 → #940
  3. ↑ 601Brice#1,494 → #893
  4. ↑ 537Windell#1,390 → #853
  5. ↑ 529Kim#1,390 → #861
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,082Stafford#980 → #2,062
  2. ↓ 889Darwyn#750 → #1,639
  3. ↓ 461Hunter#956 → #1,417
  4. ↓ 399Orvil#844 → #1,243
  5. ↓ 370Rosendo#956 → #1,326

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

See the top 100 for 1936 →