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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201947peak #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 1947

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick, so not publishedAKMaine: #36 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 160 boysMEVermont: #41 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 181 boysVTNew Hampshire: #50 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 208 boysNHWashington: #95 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 510 boysWAIdaho: #165 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 971 boysIDMontana: #104 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 540 boysMTNorth Dakota: #104 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 573 boysNDMinnesota: #98 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 584 boysMNIllinois: #83 for boys · 185 births · 1 in 503 boysILWisconsin: #52 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 320 boysWIMichigan: #46 for boys · 277 births · 1 in 275 boysMINew York: #47 for boys · 723 births · 1 in 219 boysNYMassachusetts: #35 for boys · 319 births · 1 in 164 boysMARhode Island: #40 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 180 boysRIOregon: #109 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 585 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #140 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 796 boysSDIowa: #128 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 841 boysIAIndiana: #70 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 396 boysINOhio: #56 for boys · 303 births · 1 in 313 boysOHPennsylvania: #43 for boys · 515 births · 1 in 230 boysPANew Jersey: #40 for boys · 259 births · 1 in 191 boysNJConnecticut: #44 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 202 boysCTCalifornia: #102 for boys · 221 births · 1 in 540 boysCAUtah: #204 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,411 boysUTColorado: #146 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 906 boysCONebraska: #131 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 769 boysNEMissouri: #98 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 546 boysMOKentucky: #156 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,106 boysKYWest Virginia: #84 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 476 boysWVVirginia: #85 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 430 boysVAMaryland: #52 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 246 boysMDDelaware: #73 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 411 boysDEArizona: #100 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 418 boysAZNew Mexico: #186 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 998 boysNMKansas: #122 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 648 boysKSArkansas: #176 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,265 boysARTennessee: #133 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 877 boysTNNorth Carolina: #114 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 658 boysNCSouth Carolina: #136 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 799 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #42 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 212 boysDCOklahoma: #139 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 778 boysOKLouisiana: #109 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 549 boysLAMississippi: #164 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,080 boysMSAlabama: #167 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,051 boysALGeorgia: #151 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 938 boysGAHawaii: #62 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 219 boysHITexas: #221 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 1,307 boysTXFlorida: #84 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 389 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Massachusetts#35 · 1 in 164
  2. Maine#36 · 1 in 160
  3. Rhode Island#40 · 1 in 180
  4. New Jersey#40 · 1 in 191
  5. Vermont#41 · 1 in 181

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#353191 in 164
Maine#36671 in 160
New Jersey#402591 in 191
Rhode Island#40471 in 180
Vermont#41221 in 181
District of Columbia#42591 in 212
Pennsylvania#435151 in 230
Connecticut#441041 in 202
Michigan#462771 in 275
New York#477231 in 219
New Hampshire#50291 in 208
Maryland#521041 in 246
Wisconsin#521221 in 320
Ohio#563031 in 313
Hawaii#62281 in 219
Indiana#701141 in 396
Delaware#7381 in 411
Illinois#831851 in 503
Florida#84741 in 389
West Virginia#84551 in 476
Virginia#85891 in 430
Washington#95541 in 510
Minnesota#98601 in 584
Missouri#98801 in 546
Arizona#100221 in 418
California#1022211 in 540
Montana#104121 in 540
North Dakota#104131 in 573
Louisiana#109621 in 549
Oregon#109291 in 585
North Carolina#114811 in 658
Kansas#122311 in 648
Iowa#128361 in 841
Nebraska#131191 in 769
Tennessee#133481 in 877
South Carolina#136361 in 799
Oklahoma#139321 in 778
South Dakota#14091 in 796
Colorado#146171 in 906
Georgia#151481 in 938
Kentucky#156341 in 1,106
Mississippi#164271 in 1,080
Idaho#16571 in 971
Alabama#167381 in 1,051
Arkansas#176191 in 1,265
New Mexico#18691 in 998
Utah#20471 in 1,411
Texas#221751 in 1,307
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 1947

boys
#78
4,637 births · 1 in 395 boys

Top boys' names in 1947

  1. #1James94,767
  2. #2Robert91,655
  3. #3John88,324
  4. #4William67,002
  5. #5Richard58,532
  6. #6David57,810
  7. #7Michael50,506
  8. #8Thomas44,842
  9. #9Charles40,781
  10. #10Larry34,946
  11. #78Frederick4,637
More about 1947

boys

1,829,599 boys got a published name in 1947; 1 in 395 of them was named Frederick, which outranked 98.2% of the 4,266 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Frederick
  1. #75Ernest4,787
  2. #76Bill4,681
  3. #77Jim4,640
  4. #78Frederick4,637
  5. #79Tommy4,594
  6. #80Eddie4,457
  7. #81Norman4,410
Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,271Brock#2,271 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 586Shawn#1,509 → #923
  3. ↑ 500Jed#1,475 → #975
  4. ↑ 358Jody#935 → #577
  5. ↑ 355Deryl#1,355 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 497Hurley#952 → #1,449
  2. ↓ 393Prentice#878 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 362Darvin#935 → #1,297
  4. ↓ 310Lary#826 → #1,136
  5. ↓ 303Judith#856 → #1,159

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

See the top 100 for 1947 →