Frederic
Boy · FRED-rik · Germanic
Frederic is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “peaceful ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 1,372nd for boys in the UK (21 babies) and 2,940th for boys in the US (42 babies).
What does Frederic mean?
Germanic: French form of Frederick
“peaceful ruler”
French form of Frederick; borne by the composer Frédéric Chopin.
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- FRED-rik
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Is Frederic a girl's or a boy's name?
Frederic is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 boys in the UK and 42 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Frederic in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,372among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the UK were named Frederic, making it the 1,372nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,462nd. Its busiest year was 2008, with 49 boys.
Half of all the boys named Frederic in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 1,062 boys in the UK were given Frederic or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #56, up from #1,372 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,306th in England and Wales.
Frederic in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #1,372 |
| 2024 | 23 | #1,263 |
| 2023 | 21 | #1,355 |
| 2022 | 25 | #1,181 |
| 2021 | 21 | #1,341 |
| 2020 | 18 | #1,462 |
| 2019 | 27 | #1,103 |
| 2018 | 22 | #1,280 |
| 2017 | 31 | #1,045 |
| 2016 | 19 | #1,458 |
| 2015 | 21 | #1,324 |
| 2014 | 35 | #925 |
| 2013 | 29 | #1,040 |
| 2012 | 27 | #1,099 |
| 2011 | 33 | #952 |
| 2010 | 38 | #848 |
| 2009 | 34 | #900 |
| 2008 | 49 | #689 |
| 2007 | 25 | #1,065 |
| 2006 | 42 | #712 |
| 2005 | 40 | #720 |
| 2004 | 39 | #680 |
| 2003 | 36 | #668 |
| 2002 | 17 | #1,067 |
| 2001 | 15 | #1,103 |
| 2000 | 23 | #812 |
| 1999 | 15 | #1,043 |
| 1998 | 22 | #790 |
| 1997 | 19 | #864 |
| 1996 | 17 | #897 |
How popular is Frederic in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,940among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 42about 1 in 41,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 42 boys in the US were named Frederic, making it the 2,940th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,272nd. Its busiest year was 1947, with 299 boys.
Half of all the boys named Frederic in the US since 1880 were born between 1928 and 1964, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 925 boys in the US were given Frederic or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #367, up from #2,940 for this spelling alone.
Frederic in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | #2,940 |
| 2024 | 44 | #2,873 |
| 2023 | 40 | #3,053 |
| 2022 | 35 | #3,342 |
| 2021 | 42 | #2,917 |
| 2020 | 34 | #3,272 |
| 2019 | 38 | #3,100 |
| 2018 | 35 | #3,237 |
| 2017 | 48 | #2,596 |
| 2016 | 41 | #2,884 |
| 2015 | 39 | #2,965 |
| 2014 | 44 | #2,703 |
| 2013 | 27 | #3,751 |
| 2012 | 34 | #3,228 |
| 2011 | 26 | #3,883 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 24 | #4,158 |
| 2008 | 32 | #3,419 |
| 2007 | 32 | #3,377 |
| 2006 | 35 | #3,082 |
| 2005 | 40 | #2,697 |
| 2004 | 34 | #2,949 |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,181 |
| 2002 | 38 | #2,552 |
| 2001 | 34 | #2,737 |
| 2000 | 43 | #2,252 |
| 1999 | 41 | #2,228 |
| 1998 | 40 | #2,232 |
| 1997 | 49 | #1,887 |
| 1996 | 56 | #1,687 |
| 1995 | 39 | #2,097 |
| 1994 | 41 | #2,007 |
| 1993 | 44 | #1,870 |
| 1992 | 47 | #1,773 |
| 1991 | 48 | #1,693 |
| 1990 | 47 | #1,697 |
| 1989 | 62 | #1,387 |
| 1988 | 40 | #1,726 |
| 1987 | 50 | #1,437 |
| 1986 | 66 | #1,160 |
| 1985 | 56 | #1,281 |
| 1984 | 49 | #1,348 |
| 1983 | 67 | #1,088 |
| 1982 | 57 | #1,228 |
| 1981 | 63 | #1,154 |
| 1980 | 66 | #1,111 |
| 1979 | 95 | #895 |
| 1978 | 55 | #1,203 |
| 1977 | 79 | #963 |
| 1976 | 75 | #963 |
| 1975 | 64 | #1,029 |
| 1974 | 98 | #813 |
| 1973 | 93 | #825 |
| 1972 | 87 | #859 |
| 1971 | 135 | #711 |
| 1970 | 145 | #688 |
| 1969 | 129 | #696 |
| 1968 | 135 | #649 |
| 1967 | 135 | #640 |
| 1966 | 116 | #686 |
| 1965 | 142 | #634 |
| 1964 | 136 | #664 |
| 1963 | 127 | #689 |
| 1962 | 139 | #657 |
| 1961 | 144 | #653 |
| 1960 | 143 | #650 |
| 1959 | 152 | #626 |
| 1958 | 186 | #565 |
| 1957 | 188 | #561 |
| 1956 | 214 | #515 |
| 1955 | 224 | #490 |
| 1954 | 225 | #479 |
| 1953 | 229 | #464 |
| 1952 | 276 | #415 |
| 1951 | 241 | #434 |
| 1950 | 238 | #431 |
| 1949 | 271 | #409 |
| 1948 | 255 | #419 |
| 1947 | 299 | #397 |
| 1946 | 288 | #386 |
| 1945 | 224 | #400 |
| 1944 | 208 | #419 |
| 1943 | 245 | #389 |
| 1942 | 257 | #380 |
| 1941 | 212 | #398 |
| 1940 | 197 | #411 |
| 1939 | 207 | #393 |
| 1938 | 221 | #379 |
| 1937 | 192 | #407 |
| 1936 | 175 | #421 |
| 1935 | 142 | #477 |
| 1934 | 185 | #409 |
| 1933 | 175 | #409 |
| 1932 | 141 | #481 |
| 1931 | 141 | #478 |
| 1930 | 163 | #465 |
| 1929 | 165 | #458 |
| 1928 | 144 | #504 |
| 1927 | 167 | #470 |
| 1926 | 169 | #462 |
| 1925 | 157 | #483 |
| 1924 | 174 | #465 |
| 1923 | 180 | #454 |
| 1922 | 169 | #473 |
| 1921 | 202 | #427 |
| 1920 | 193 | #434 |
| 1919 | 151 | #485 |
| 1918 | 202 | #412 |
| 1917 | 218 | #383 |
| 1916 | 202 | #390 |
| 1915 | 240 | #343 |
| 1914 | 173 | #357 |
| 1913 | 134 | #359 |
| 1912 | 118 | #349 |
| 1911 | 40 | #461 |
| 1910 | 44 | #396 |
| 1909 | 31 | #453 |
| 1908 | 31 | #429 |
| 1907 | 15 | #664 |
| 1906 | 19 | #523 |
| 1905 | 29 | #393 |
| 1904 | 16 | #566 |
| 1903 | 19 | #487 |
| 1902 | 18 | #507 |
| 1901 | 16 | #487 |
| 1900 | 10 | #835 |
| 1899 | 22 | #394 |
| 1898 | 26 | #385 |
| 1897 | 29 | #346 |
| 1896 | 17 | #500 |
| 1895 | 14 | #556 |
| 1894 | 16 | #502 |
| 1893 | 9 | #705 |
| 1892 | 10 | #687 |
| 1891 | 16 | #441 |
| 1890 | 21 | #389 |
| 1889 | 23 | #369 |
| 1888 | 19 | #430 |
| 1887 | 20 | #366 |
| 1886 | 13 | #512 |
| 1885 | 32 | #298 |
| 1884 | 26 | #344 |
| 1883 | 20 | #381 |
| 1882 | 25 | #355 |
| 1881 | 13 | #487 |
| 1880 | 22 | #363 |
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