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
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 483 births
- Debut · boys
- 483 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 78 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 266,060since 1880
Frederick over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | #435 | 728 | |
| 2024 | — | #422 | 747 | |
| 2023 | — | #506 | 596 | |
| 2022 | — | #478 | 648 | |
| 2021 | — | #476 | 629 | |
| 2020 | — | #484 | 613 | |
| 2019 | — | #476 | 615 | |
| 2018 | — | #499 | 575 | |
| 2017 | — | #499 | 581 | |
| 2016 | — | #512 | 583 | |
| 2015 | — | #515 | 558 | |
| 2014 | — | #496 | 567 | |
| 2013 | — | #492 | 556 | |
| 2012 | — | #535 | 488 | |
| 2011 | — | #540 | 472 | |
| 2010 | — | #493 | 527 | |
| 2009 | — | #538 | 491 | |
| 2008 | — | #521 | 521 | |
| 2007 | — | #530 | 484 | |
| 2006 | — | #475 | 556 | |
| 2005 | — | #450 | 569 | |
| 2004 | — | #447 | 581 | |
| 2003 | — | #432 | 587 | |
| 2002 | — | #429 | 580 | |
| 2001 | — | #408 | 614 | |
| 2000 | — | #395 | 647 | |
| 1999 | — | #384 | 673 | |
| 1998 | — | #362 | 720 | |
| 1997 | — | #356 | 711 | |
| 1996 | — | #324 | 809 | |
| 1995 | — | #316 | 830 | |
| 1994 | — | #299 | 903 | |
| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 | #291 | 948 |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #275 | 1,038 |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #246 | 1,135 |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #252 | 1,076 |
| 1989 | #8,037 | 9 | #238 | 1,114 |
| 1988 | #6,277 | 12 | #219 | 1,179 |
| 1987 | #5,312 | 14 | #213 | 1,170 |
| 1986 | #4,964 | 15 | #198 | 1,269 |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | #197 | 1,224 |
| 1984 | #4,318 | 17 | #197 | 1,221 |
| 1983 | #4,884 | 14 | #179 | 1,437 |
| 1982 | #5,534 | 12 | #186 | 1,365 |
| 1981 | #5,254 | 13 | #170 | 1,471 |
| 1980 | #5,544 | 12 | #161 | 1,606 |
| 1979 | #4,626 | 15 | #158 | 1,639 |
| 1978 | #4,079 | 17 | #158 | 1,533 |
| 1977 | #6,892 | 8 | #152 | 1,627 |
| 1976 | #3,188 | 22 | #145 | 1,731 |
| 1975 | #3,774 | 17 | #141 | 1,786 |
| 1974 | #2,922 | 24 | #135 | 1,928 |
| 1973 | #3,233 | 20 | #120 | 2,183 |
| 1972 | #2,523 | 28 | #116 | 2,438 |
| 1971 | #2,955 | 23 | #108 | 2,973 |
| 1970 | #3,712 | 16 | #115 | 2,887 |
| 1969 | #2,844 | 22 | #116 | 2,772 |
| 1968 | #3,315 | 16 | #113 | 2,610 |
| 1967 | #3,211 | 16 | #110 | 2,815 |
| 1966 | #3,740 | 12 | #109 | 2,884 |
| 1965 | #3,549 | 13 | #106 | 3,154 |
| 1964 | #3,244 | 16 | #105 | 3,357 |
| 1963 | #3,458 | 14 | #117 | 3,127 |
| 1962 | #2,539 | 23 | #116 | 3,257 |
| 1961 | #2,752 | 20 | #117 | 3,315 |
| 1960 | #2,573 | 22 | #114 | 3,477 |
| 1959 | #2,234 | 26 | #114 | 3,550 |
| 1958 | #2,449 | 22 | #110 | 3,640 |
| 1957 | #2,823 | 17 | #99 | 4,010 |
| 1956 | #2,929 | 16 | #91 | 4,306 |
| 1955 | #3,571 | 11 | #86 | 4,552 |
| 1954 | #2,592 | 18 | #83 | 4,743 |
| 1953 | #3,480 | 11 | #80 | 4,865 |
| 1952 | #2,502 | 18 | #76 | 4,979 |
| 1951 | #3,106 | 12 | #78 | 4,984 |
| 1950 | #3,423 | 10 | #75 | 4,659 |
| 1949 | #3,176 | 11 | #70 | 4,748 |
| 1948 | #2,974 | 12 | #75 | 4,516 |
| 1947 | — | #78 | 4,637 | |
| 1946 | #2,739 | 13 | #75 | 4,231 |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #77 | 3,437 |
| 1944 | #2,946 | 10 | #73 | 3,583 |
| 1943 | #2,861 | 11 | #70 | 3,840 |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | #68 | 3,738 |
| 1941 | #2,846 | 10 | #69 | 3,288 |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #68 | 3,096 |
| 1939 | #2,736 | 10 | #71 | 2,972 |
| 1938 | #2,447 | 12 | #71 | 2,935 |
| 1937 | #1,999 | 16 | #68 | 2,878 |
| 1936 | #2,263 | 13 | #70 | 2,817 |
| 1935 | — | #73 | 2,582 | |
| 1934 | #3,159 | 8 | #77 | 2,431 |
| 1933 | #2,540 | 11 | #78 | 2,321 |
| 1932 | #2,490 | 12 | #73 | 2,501 |
| 1931 | #2,307 | 13 | #73 | 2,471 |
| 1930 | #2,202 | 15 | #74 | 2,694 |
| 1929 | #1,825 | 20 | #67 | 2,813 |
| 1928 | #1,897 | 20 | #67 | 2,882 |
| 1927 | #1,828 | 22 | #64 | 3,048 |
| 1926 | #1,932 | 20 | #64 | 3,120 |
| 1925 | #2,283 | 16 | #65 | 3,088 |
| 1924 | #2,661 | 13 | #62 | 3,279 |
| 1923 | #2,465 | 14 | #60 | 3,278 |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #60 | 3,353 |
| 1921 | #1,867 | 22 | #61 | 3,376 |
| 1920 | #2,463 | 14 | #60 | 3,275 |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #64 | 2,932 |
| 1918 | #2,822 | 11 | #59 | 3,351 |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | #51 | 3,455 |
| 1916 | #2,133 | 15 | #52 | 3,325 |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | #52 | 3,159 |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | #52 | 2,415 |
| 1913 | — | #49 | 1,996 | |
| 1912 | — | #51 | 1,564 | |
| 1911 | #2,191 | 6 | #52 | 802 |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #69 | 543 |
| 1909 | — | #64 | 477 | |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | #68 | 438 |
| 1907 | — | #68 | 410 | |
| 1906 | — | #66 | 377 | |
| 1905 | — | #67 | 381 | |
| 1904 | — | #63 | 390 | |
| 1903 | — | #63 | 341 | |
| 1902 | — | #70 | 330 | |
| 1901 | — | #60 | 336 | |
| 1900 | — | #64 | 420 | |
| 1899 | — | #55 | 350 | |
| 1898 | — | #60 | 368 | |
| 1897 | — | #56 | 369 | |
| 1896 | — | #57 | 381 | |
| 1895 | — | #54 | 406 | |
| 1894 | — | #54 | 413 | |
| 1893 | — | #47 | 432 | |
| 1892 | — | #48 | 453 | |
| 1891 | — | #44 | 412 | |
| 1890 | — | #43 | 410 | |
| 1889 | — | #44 | 451 | |
| 1888 | — | #42 | 496 | |
| 1887 | — | #37 | 464 | |
| 1886 | — | #40 | 461 | |
| 1885 | — | #37 | 466 | |
| 1884 | — | #42 | 454 | |
| 1883 | — | #37 | 438 | |
| 1882 | — | #37 | 457 | |
| 1881 | — | #36 | 433 | |
| 1880 | — | #33 | 483 | |
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 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Connecticut#24 · 1 in 116
- Massachusetts#31 · 1 in 148
- Maryland#31 · 1 in 155
- New Jersey#36 · 1 in 169
- New York#39 · 1 in 185
Best ever in a state: #16 in District of Columbia, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | #24 | 96 | 1 in 116 |
| Maryland | #31 | 87 | 1 in 155 |
| Massachusetts | #31 | 208 | 1 in 148 |
| New Jersey | #36 | 161 | 1 in 169 |
| New York | #39 | 506 | 1 in 185 |
| Maine | #40 | 40 | 1 in 160 |
| New Hampshire | #40 | 22 | 1 in 159 |
| Rhode Island | #40 | 25 | 1 in 184 |
| Wisconsin | #43 | 114 | 1 in 220 |
| Delaware | #45 | 9 | 1 in 203 |
| Michigan | #45 | 197 | 1 in 234 |
| District of Columbia | #47 | 25 | 1 in 253 |
| Pennsylvania | #47 | 323 | 1 in 238 |
| Vermont | #48 | 15 | 1 in 170 |
| Hawaii | #51 | 22 | 1 in 164 |
| Ohio | #61 | 151 | 1 in 359 |
| Indiana | #62 | 81 | 1 in 351 |
| Illinois | #70 | 156 | 1 in 378 |
| West Virginia | #71 | 53 | 1 in 366 |
| Oregon | #75 | 23 | 1 in 344 |
| Virginia | #79 | 66 | 1 in 370 |
| Washington | #83 | 33 | 1 in 381 |
| Florida | #86 | 37 | 1 in 418 |
| South Dakota | #89 | 13 | 1 in 389 |
| Wyoming | #92 | 5 | 1 in 373 |
| Missouri | #93 | 58 | 1 in 503 |
| California | #96 | 102 | 1 in 517 |
| Minnesota | #96 | 43 | 1 in 557 |
| Montana | #105 | 10 | 1 in 472 |
| Kansas | #106 | 25 | 1 in 518 |
| Iowa | #113 | 33 | 1 in 638 |
| North Carolina | #116 | 61 | 1 in 606 |
| Louisiana | #121 | 38 | 1 in 596 |
| Idaho | #125 | 9 | 1 in 539 |
| Nebraska | #128 | 14 | 1 in 693 |
| Colorado | #135 | 15 | 1 in 655 |
| Alabama | #145 | 31 | 1 in 929 |
| Kentucky | #163 | 29 | 1 in 985 |
| Tennessee | #178 | 21 | 1 in 1,329 |
| South Carolina | #182 | 18 | 1 in 1,179 |
| Georgia | #185 | 23 | 1 in 1,354 |
| Mississippi | #203 | 15 | 1 in 1,453 |
| Oklahoma | #218 | 14 | 1 in 1,522 |
| Texas | #233 | 47 | 1 in 1,324 |
| Arkansas | #357 | 5 | 1 in 3,850 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #33 (483 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 78 yrs · run 1880–1957
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 16.6% of all boys named Frederick (44,288) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 4,603 | #33 (1880) | #39 |
| 1890s | 3,994 | #43 (1890) | #52 |
| 1900s | 3,900 | #60 (1901) | #65 |
| 1910s | 23,542 | #49 (1913) | #55 |
| 1920s | 31,512 | #60 (1922) | #63 |
| 1930s | 26,602 | #68 (1937) | #73 |
| 1940s | 39,114 | #68 (1942) | #72 |
| 1950s | 44,288 | #75 (1950) | #89 |
| 1960s | 30,768 | #105 (1964) | #112 |
| 1970s | 20,725 | #108 (1971) | #135 |
| 1980s | 13,056 | #161 (1980) | #196 |
| 1990s | 8,843 | #246 (1991) | #311 |
| 2000s | 5,630 | #395 (2000) | #463 |
| 2010s | 5,522 | #476 (2019) | #506 |
| 2020s | 3,961 | #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 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 228,706 of them was named Frederick, which outranked 13.5% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 679 names at #4,349; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 374 of them was named Frederick, which outranked 98.3% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.