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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201959peak #33, 1880boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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 1959

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #68 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 264 boysAKMaine: #81 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 409 boysMEVermont: #103 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 583 boysVTNew Hampshire: #64 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 356 boysNHWashington: #137 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 828 boysWAIdaho: #224 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,518 boysIDMontana: #157 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 868 boysMTNorth Dakota: #177 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,081 boysNDMinnesota: #167 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,458 boysMNIllinois: #124 for boys · 165 births · 1 in 705 boysILWisconsin: #105 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 731 boysWIMichigan: #86 for boys · 210 births · 1 in 459 boysMINew York: #71 for boys · 417 births · 1 in 434 boysNYMassachusetts: #57 for boys · 145 births · 1 in 389 boysMARhode Island: #70 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 494 boysRIOregon: #170 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,071 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #214 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,623 boysSDIowa: #184 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,551 boysIAIndiana: #130 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 794 boysINOhio: #100 for boys · 190 births · 1 in 596 boysOHPennsylvania: #79 for boys · 279 births · 1 in 436 boysPANew Jersey: #56 for boys · 195 births · 1 in 314 boysNJConnecticut: #57 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 303 boysCTCalifornia: #144 for boys · 236 births · 1 in 761 boysCAUtah: #193 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,187 boysUTColorado: #147 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 761 boysCONebraska: #225 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,020 boysNEMissouri: #152 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 947 boysMOKentucky: #144 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 928 boysKYWest Virginia: #119 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 692 boysWVVirginia: #90 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 432 boysVAMaryland: #71 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 365 boysMDDelaware: #65 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 325 boysDEArizona: #137 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 598 boysAZNew Mexico: #154 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 741 boysNMKansas: #208 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,487 boysKSArkansas: #132 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 725 boysARTennessee: #117 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 653 boysTNNorth Carolina: #110 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 560 boysNCSouth Carolina: #120 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 561 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #83 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 391 boysDCOklahoma: #230 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,600 boysOKLouisiana: #109 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 479 boysLAMississippi: #146 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 710 boysMSAlabama: #78 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 366 boysALGeorgia: #105 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 500 boysGAHawaii: #142 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 550 boysHITexas: #217 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 1,173 boysTXFlorida: #104 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 484 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Jersey#56 · 1 in 314
  2. Connecticut#57 · 1 in 303
  3. Massachusetts#57 · 1 in 389
  4. New Hampshire#64 · 1 in 356
  5. Delaware#65 · 1 in 325

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#561951 in 314
Connecticut#57881 in 303
Massachusetts#571451 in 389
New Hampshire#64171 in 356
Delaware#65161 in 325
Alaska#68111 in 264
Rhode Island#70181 in 494
Maryland#71901 in 365
New York#714171 in 434
Alabama#781051 in 366
Pennsylvania#792791 in 436
Maine#81261 in 409
District of Columbia#83381 in 391
Michigan#862101 in 459
Virginia#901001 in 432
Ohio#1001901 in 596
Vermont#10371 in 583
Florida#1041111 in 484
Georgia#105961 in 500
Wisconsin#105651 in 731
Louisiana#109891 in 479
North Carolina#110941 in 560
Tennessee#117611 in 653
West Virginia#119291 in 692
South Carolina#120511 in 561
Illinois#1241651 in 705
Indiana#130691 in 794
Arkansas#132271 in 725
Arizona#137271 in 598
Washington#137381 in 828
Hawaii#142131 in 550
California#1442361 in 761
Kentucky#144391 in 928
Mississippi#146391 in 710
Colorado#147281 in 761
Missouri#152521 in 947
New Mexico#154181 in 741
Montana#15791 in 868
Minnesota#167291 in 1,458
Oregon#170161 in 1,071
North Dakota#17771 in 1,081
Iowa#184201 in 1,551
Utah#193101 in 1,187
Kansas#208161 in 1,487
South Dakota#21451 in 1,623
Texas#2171051 in 1,173
Idaho#22451 in 1,518
Nebraska#22581 in 2,020
Oklahoma#230151 in 1,600
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 1959

girls
#2,234
26 births · 1 in 77,825 girls
boys
#114
3,550 births · 1 in 601 boys

Top girls' names in 1959

  1. #1Mary54,502
  2. #2Susan41,617
  3. #3Linda40,410
  4. #4Karen36,784
  5. #5Donna36,468
  6. #6Patricia35,223
  7. #7Debra31,388
  8. #8Cynthia30,186
  9. #9Deborah29,546
  10. #10Lisa25,699
  11. #2,234Frederick26

Top boys' names in 1959

  1. #1Michael85,294
  2. #2David83,977
  3. #3James78,648
  4. #4John76,446
  5. #5Robert74,542
  6. #6Mark56,945
  7. #7William51,386
  8. #8Richard47,202
  9. #9Thomas40,296
  10. #10Steven33,597
  11. #114Frederick3,550
More about 1959

girls

2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 77,825 of them was named Frederick, which outranked 69.0% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Frederick
  1. #2,191Terrell27
  2. #2,191Verda27
  3. #2,191Wynne27
  4. #2,234Frederick26
  5. #2,234Alda26
  6. #2,234Alexa26
  7. #2,234Augustine26
  8. #2,289Adella25
  9. #2,289Adrianna25
  10. #2,289Andrew25

Tied with 54 names at #2,234; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,090Alesia#1,985 → #895
  2. ↑ 948Tori#1,791 → #843
  3. ↑ 440Taryn#1,211 → #771
  4. ↑ 437Venus#1,007 → #570
  5. ↑ 393Vilma#1,364 → #971
Fallers
  1. ↓ 283Dani#961 → #1,244
  2. ↓ 257Nicki#973 → #1,230
  3. ↓ 235Lanita#973 → #1,208
  4. ↓ 219Concetta#973 → #1,192
  5. ↓ 197Gisele#766 → #963

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

boys

2,134,518 boys got a published name in 1959; 1 in 601 of them was named Frederick, which outranked 97.5% of the 4,572 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Frederick
  1. #111Don3,617
  2. #112Fred3,582
  3. #113Jose3,579
  4. #114Frederick3,550
  5. #115Lee3,509
  6. #116Joel3,458
  7. #116Rickey3,458
Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,208Efrem#3,033 → #825
  2. ↑ 901Darin#1,677 → #776
  3. ↑ 871Yancy#1,557 → #686
  4. ↑ 708Raynard#1,677 → #969
  5. ↑ 644Darrin#1,396 → #752
Fallers
  1. ↓ 307Jace#761 → #1,068
  2. ↓ 241Otha#915 → #1,156
  3. ↓ 234Cheryl#994 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 230Dann#969 → #1,199
  5. ↓ 227Carnell#777 → #1,004

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

See the top 100 for 1959 →