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Freddy

Gender
Boy
Say it
FRED-ee
Origin
Germanic
UK rank, 2025
#328 for boys
US rank, 2025
#1,421 for boys

Freddy is a boys' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 328th for boys in the UK (150 babies) and 1,421st for boys in the US (127 babies).

What does Freddy mean?

Germanic: pet form of Frederick or Alfred

Pet form of Frederick or Alfred, now also given as a name in its own right.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Freddy a girl's or a boy's name?

Freddy is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 150 boys in the UK and 127 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Freddy in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#328among boys
Babies in 2025
150about 1 in 2,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 24% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 150 boys in the UK were named Freddy, making it the 328th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 274th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 299 boys.

Half of all the boys named Freddy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 2,962 boys in the UK were given Freddy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #9, up from #328 for this spelling alone.

Among boys in 2025, it was 328th in England and Wales, 367th in Scotland and 270th in Northern Ireland.

1996Busiest: 299 in 20142025
Freddy in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025150#328
2024144#344
2023174#294
2022158#322
2021174#302
2020188#274
2019209#263
2018222#258
2017259#235
2016266#231
2015259#244
2014299#217
2013215#261
2012214#259
2011191#277
2010218#249
2009201#248
2008142#322
2007151#289
2006139#287
2005115#309
200499#336
200365#437
200232#667
200142#531
200028#713
199923#782
199819#878
199722#785
199625#677

How popular is Freddy in the US?

Rank in 2025
#1,421among boys
Babies in 2025
127about 1 in 13,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 6% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 127 boys in the US were named Freddy, making it the 1,421st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,262nd. Its busiest year was 1947, with 436 boys. It first appears in the records in 1896.

2025 had fewer boys named Freddy than any year since 1933.

Half of all the boys named Freddy in the US since 1880 were born between 1951 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 243 boys in the US were given Freddy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #883, up from #1,421 for this spelling alone.

1896Busiest: 436 in 19472025
Freddy in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025127#1,421
2024144#1,332
2023157#1,242
2022142#1,322
2021132#1,383
2020145#1,262
2019141#1,303
2018171#1,128
2017164#1,153
2016155#1,216
2015207#993
2014201#1,014
2013192#1,014
2012227#909
2011223#906
2010268#805
2009289#784
2008327#712
2007333#700
2006361#643
2005333#651
2004324#642
2003344#606
2002302#641
2001323#607
2000315#608
1999301#607
1998276#640
1997293#602
1996322#568
1995335#555
1994315#583
1993352#546
1992371#523
1991356#536
1990340#541
1989359#502
1988288#543
1987290#528
1986249#563
1985258#547
1984234#559
1983232#550
1982244#553
1981216#582
1980215#586
1979187#625
1978196#597
1977210#576
1976224#538
1975194#578
1974191#581
1973208#540
1972229#522
1971196#587
1970219#550
1969201#555
1968195#540
1967228#496
1966266#468
1965267#477
1964284#470
1963324#442
1962297#463
1961333#437
1960383#406
1959356#422
1958358#414
1957422#376
1956426#356
1955430#348
1954404#358
1953407#341
1952389#348
1951408#336
1950427#327
1949424#332
1948405#334
1947436#327
1946405#321
1945335#324
1944311#339
1943334#333
1942337#331
1941285#344
1940306#324
1939277#332
1938240#360
1937225#360
1936188#402
1935187#400
1934174#427
1933117#524
1932125#515
1931126#512
1930120#549
1929104#591
192880#708
192779#733
192667#803
192551#945
192441#1,117
192346#1,041
192234#1,242
192127#1,448
192024#1,543
191921#1,623
191822#1,595
191718#1,754
191621#1,548
191519#1,599
191413#1,771
19130–
19128#1,884
19110–
19100–
19096#1,277
19080–
19070–
19060–
19050–
19040–
19030–
19020–
19010–
19000–
18990–
18980–
18970–
18966#981

Nicknames for Freddy

Names like Freddy

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Bobby Rudy Lenny Frankie Toby Sonny Tommy Reggie Joey Robin Teddy Zachary

Other spellings of Freddy

Freddie Ffredi Freddi

Names related to Freddy

Fred Fredi Fredy

More Germanic names

Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles Alice

Every Germanic name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Freddy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/freddy, updated 20 October 2026.