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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201941peak #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 1941

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick, so not publishedAKMaine: #37 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 151 boysMEVermont: #39 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 147 boysVTNew Hampshire: #40 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 170 boysNHWashington: #67 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 299 boysWAIdaho: #109 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 478 boysIDMontana: #113 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 595 boysMTNorth Dakota: #156 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 941 boysNDMinnesota: #101 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 561 boysMNIllinois: #73 for boys · 149 births · 1 in 429 boysILWisconsin: #43 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 236 boysWIMichigan: #38 for boys · 243 births · 1 in 205 boysMINew York: #41 for boys · 550 births · 1 in 183 boysNYMassachusetts: #33 for boys · 202 births · 1 in 165 boysMARhode Island: #31 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 134 boysRIOregon: #113 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 642 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick, so not publishedNVWyoming: #95 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 385 boysWYSouth Dakota: #117 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 571 boysSDIowa: #90 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 491 boysIAIndiana: #73 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 456 boysINOhio: #55 for boys · 183 births · 1 in 325 boysOHPennsylvania: #46 for boys · 333 births · 1 in 243 boysPANew Jersey: #38 for boys · 165 births · 1 in 184 boysNJConnecticut: #27 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 125 boysCTCalifornia: #103 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 569 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick, so not publishedUTColorado: #126 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 650 boysCONebraska: #134 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 713 boysNEMissouri: #94 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 508 boysMOKentucky: #177 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,139 boysKYWest Virginia: #80 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 397 boysWVVirginia: #80 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 352 boysVAMaryland: #40 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 190 boysMDDelaware: #38 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 162 boysDEArizona: #157 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 739 boysAZNew Mexico: #175 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 860 boysNMKansas: #136 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 678 boysKSArkansas: #239 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,977 boysARTennessee: #197 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,559 boysTNNorth Carolina: #113 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 614 boysNCSouth Carolina: #175 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,143 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #38 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 203 boysDCOklahoma: #229 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,811 boysOKLouisiana: #122 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 625 boysLAMississippi: #204 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,475 boysMSAlabama: #118 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 718 boysALGeorgia: #138 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 791 boysGAHawaii: #79 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 302 boysHITexas: #219 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,279 boysTXFlorida: #83 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 395 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Connecticut#27 · 1 in 125
  2. Rhode Island#31 · 1 in 134
  3. Massachusetts#33 · 1 in 165
  4. Maine#37 · 1 in 151
  5. Delaware#38 · 1 in 162

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Connecticut#271041 in 125
Rhode Island#31371 in 134
Massachusetts#332021 in 165
Maine#37451 in 151
Delaware#38121 in 162
District of Columbia#38371 in 203
Michigan#382431 in 205
New Jersey#381651 in 184
Vermont#39181 in 147
Maryland#40801 in 190
New Hampshire#40211 in 170
New York#415501 in 183
Wisconsin#431121 in 236
Pennsylvania#463331 in 243
Ohio#551831 in 325
Washington#67461 in 299
Illinois#731491 in 429
Indiana#73661 in 456
Hawaii#79131 in 302
Virginia#80731 in 352
West Virginia#80501 in 397
Florida#83421 in 395
Iowa#90441 in 491
Missouri#94611 in 508
Wyoming#9551 in 385
Minnesota#101441 in 561
California#1031031 in 569
Idaho#109101 in 478
Montana#11381 in 595
North Carolina#113631 in 614
Oregon#113131 in 642
South Dakota#11791 in 571
Alabama#118411 in 718
Louisiana#122391 in 625
Colorado#126151 in 650
Nebraska#134141 in 713
Kansas#136201 in 678
Georgia#138411 in 791
North Dakota#15661 in 941
Arizona#15771 in 739
New Mexico#17571 in 860
South Carolina#175191 in 1,143
Kentucky#177251 in 1,139
Tennessee#197191 in 1,559
Mississippi#204151 in 1,475
Texas#219521 in 1,279
Oklahoma#229121 in 1,811
Arkansas#239101 in 1,977
Alaska
Nevada
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
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 1941

girls
#2,846
10 births · 1 in 120,812 girls
boys
#69
3,288 births · 1 in 374 boys

Top girls' names in 1941

  1. #1Mary58,048
  2. #2Barbara39,543
  3. #3Patricia36,905
  4. #4Carol24,187
  5. #5Linda23,721
  6. #6Judith23,320
  7. #7Betty20,905
  8. #8Nancy20,885
  9. #9Sandra19,500
  10. #10Shirley16,954
  11. #2,846Frederick10

Top boys' names in 1941

  1. #1James66,751
  2. #2Robert64,247
  3. #3John57,520
  4. #4William47,798
  5. #5Richard39,112
  6. #6Charles32,742
  7. #7David30,553
  8. #8Thomas26,641
  9. #9Ronald24,407
  10. #10Donald22,641
  11. #69Frederick3,288
More about 1941

girls

1,208,119 girls got a published name in 1941; 1 in 120,812 of them was named Frederick, which outranked 44.0% of the 5,085 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Frederick
  1. #2,668Willis11
  2. #2,668Zetta11
  3. #2,668Zilpha11
  4. #2,846Frederick10
  5. #2,846Adaline10
  6. #2,846Adelita10
  7. #2,846Adrianna10
  8. #3,030Afton9
  9. #3,030Alana9
  10. #3,030Alinda9

Tied with 183 names at #2,846; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. 2,130Jerilyn#2,737#607
  2. 1,258Trina#2,109#851
  3. 372Karan#1,347#975
  4. 371Kristine#1,313#942
  5. 356Sherri#1,186#830
Fallers
  1. 447Kenneth#971#1,418
  2. 421Janna#997#1,418
  3. 366Beatriz#989#1,355
  4. 338Merna#997#1,335
  5. 337Eldora#957#1,294

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

boys

1,228,318 boys got a published name in 1941; 1 in 374 of them was named Frederick, which outranked 98.3% of the 4,002 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Frederick
  1. #66Don3,533
  2. #67Leroy3,524
  3. #68Bill3,453
  4. #69Frederick3,288
  5. #70Patrick3,155
  6. #71Tommy3,087
  7. #72Gene3,073
Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. 586Gay#1,573#987
  2. 375Issac#1,251#876
  3. 363Otho#1,334#971
  4. 338Lawrance#1,208#870
  5. 313Ford#1,251#938
Fallers
  1. 508Wilkie#792#1,300
  2. 452Arlis#994#1,446
  3. 394Ruby#939#1,333
  4. 359Gonzalo#850#1,209
  5. 325Lenord#929#1,254

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

See the top 100 for 1941