Frederick
Boy · FRED-rik · Germanic
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Frederick is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “peaceful ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 54th for boys in the UK (981 babies) and 435th for boys in the US (728 babies).
What does Frederick mean?
Germanic: from Germanic frid and ric
“peaceful ruler”
From Germanic elements meaning peace and ruler; borne by Frederick the Great, King of Prussia.
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- FRED-rik
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Is Frederick a girl's or a boy's name?
Frederick is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 981 boys in the UK and 728 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Frederick in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #54among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 981about 1 in 310 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 4.5%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 981 boys in the UK were named Frederick, making it the 54th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 66th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 1,055 boys.
Half of all the boys named Frederick in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2020. 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 Frederick or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #56.
Among boys in 2025, it was 52nd in England and Wales, 226th in Scotland and 212th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#8), 1914 (#7), 1924 (#10), 1934 (#24), 1944 (#42), 1954 (#67), 2014 (#81) and 2024 (#55).
Frederick in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 981 | #54 |
| 2024 | 987 | #59 |
| 2023 | 892 | #69 |
| 2022 | 927 | #69 |
| 2021 | 1,055 | #63 |
| 2020 | 979 | #66 |
| 2019 | 1,014 | #66 |
| 2018 | 1,046 | #67 |
| 2017 | 905 | #85 |
| 2016 | 893 | #88 |
| 2015 | 899 | #86 |
| 2014 | 836 | #87 |
| 2013 | 786 | #89 |
| 2012 | 752 | #95 |
| 2011 | 691 | #107 |
| 2010 | 716 | #100 |
| 2009 | 655 | #109 |
| 2008 | 626 | #108 |
| 2007 | 643 | #107 |
| 2006 | 629 | #107 |
| 2005 | 618 | #108 |
| 2004 | 556 | #115 |
| 2003 | 508 | #117 |
| 2002 | 457 | #120 |
| 2001 | 412 | #125 |
| 2000 | 397 | #127 |
| 1999 | 401 | #128 |
| 1998 | 399 | #127 |
| 1997 | 378 | #127 |
| 1996 | 368 | #128 |
How popular is Frederick in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #435among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 728about 1 in 2,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 728 boys in the US were named Frederick, making it the 435th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 484th. Its busiest year was 1951, with 4,984 boys.
Half of all the boys named Frederick in the US since 1880 were born between 1929 and 1966, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 925 boys in the US were given Frederick or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #367, up from #435 for this spelling alone.
Frederick in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 728 | #435 |
| 2024 | 747 | #422 |
| 2023 | 596 | #506 |
| 2022 | 648 | #478 |
| 2021 | 629 | #476 |
| 2020 | 613 | #484 |
| 2019 | 615 | #476 |
| 2018 | 575 | #499 |
| 2017 | 581 | #499 |
| 2016 | 583 | #512 |
| 2015 | 558 | #515 |
| 2014 | 567 | #496 |
| 2013 | 556 | #492 |
| 2012 | 488 | #535 |
| 2011 | 472 | #540 |
| 2010 | 527 | #493 |
| 2009 | 491 | #538 |
| 2008 | 521 | #521 |
| 2007 | 484 | #530 |
| 2006 | 556 | #475 |
| 2005 | 569 | #450 |
| 2004 | 581 | #447 |
| 2003 | 587 | #432 |
| 2002 | 580 | #429 |
| 2001 | 614 | #408 |
| 2000 | 647 | #395 |
| 1999 | 673 | #384 |
| 1998 | 720 | #362 |
| 1997 | 711 | #356 |
| 1996 | 809 | #324 |
| 1995 | 830 | #316 |
| 1994 | 903 | #299 |
| 1993 | 948 | #291 |
| 1992 | 1,038 | #275 |
| 1991 | 1,135 | #246 |
| 1990 | 1,076 | #252 |
| 1989 | 1,114 | #238 |
| 1988 | 1,179 | #219 |
| 1987 | 1,170 | #213 |
| 1986 | 1,269 | #198 |
| 1985 | 1,224 | #197 |
| 1984 | 1,221 | #197 |
| 1983 | 1,437 | #179 |
| 1982 | 1,365 | #186 |
| 1981 | 1,471 | #170 |
| 1980 | 1,606 | #161 |
| 1979 | 1,639 | #158 |
| 1978 | 1,533 | #158 |
| 1977 | 1,627 | #152 |
| 1976 | 1,731 | #145 |
| 1975 | 1,786 | #141 |
| 1974 | 1,928 | #135 |
| 1973 | 2,183 | #120 |
| 1972 | 2,438 | #116 |
| 1971 | 2,973 | #108 |
| 1970 | 2,887 | #115 |
| 1969 | 2,772 | #116 |
| 1968 | 2,610 | #113 |
| 1967 | 2,815 | #110 |
| 1966 | 2,884 | #109 |
| 1965 | 3,154 | #106 |
| 1964 | 3,357 | #105 |
| 1963 | 3,127 | #117 |
| 1962 | 3,257 | #116 |
| 1961 | 3,315 | #117 |
| 1960 | 3,477 | #114 |
| 1959 | 3,550 | #114 |
| 1958 | 3,640 | #110 |
| 1957 | 4,010 | #99 |
| 1956 | 4,306 | #91 |
| 1955 | 4,552 | #86 |
| 1954 | 4,743 | #83 |
| 1953 | 4,865 | #80 |
| 1952 | 4,979 | #76 |
| 1951 | 4,984 | #78 |
| 1950 | 4,659 | #75 |
| 1949 | 4,748 | #70 |
| 1948 | 4,516 | #75 |
| 1947 | 4,637 | #78 |
| 1946 | 4,231 | #75 |
| 1945 | 3,437 | #77 |
| 1944 | 3,583 | #73 |
| 1943 | 3,840 | #70 |
| 1942 | 3,738 | #68 |
| 1941 | 3,288 | #69 |
| 1940 | 3,096 | #68 |
| 1939 | 2,972 | #71 |
| 1938 | 2,935 | #71 |
| 1937 | 2,878 | #68 |
| 1936 | 2,817 | #70 |
| 1935 | 2,582 | #73 |
| 1934 | 2,431 | #77 |
| 1933 | 2,321 | #78 |
| 1932 | 2,501 | #73 |
| 1931 | 2,471 | #73 |
| 1930 | 2,694 | #74 |
| 1929 | 2,813 | #67 |
| 1928 | 2,882 | #67 |
| 1927 | 3,048 | #64 |
| 1926 | 3,120 | #64 |
| 1925 | 3,088 | #65 |
| 1924 | 3,279 | #62 |
| 1923 | 3,278 | #60 |
| 1922 | 3,353 | #60 |
| 1921 | 3,376 | #61 |
| 1920 | 3,275 | #60 |
| 1919 | 2,932 | #64 |
| 1918 | 3,351 | #59 |
| 1917 | 3,455 | #51 |
| 1916 | 3,325 | #52 |
| 1915 | 3,159 | #52 |
| 1914 | 2,415 | #52 |
| 1913 | 1,996 | #49 |
| 1912 | 1,564 | #51 |
| 1911 | 802 | #52 |
| 1910 | 543 | #69 |
| 1909 | 477 | #64 |
| 1908 | 438 | #68 |
| 1907 | 410 | #68 |
| 1906 | 377 | #66 |
| 1905 | 381 | #67 |
| 1904 | 390 | #63 |
| 1903 | 341 | #63 |
| 1902 | 330 | #70 |
| 1901 | 336 | #60 |
| 1900 | 420 | #64 |
| 1899 | 350 | #55 |
| 1898 | 368 | #60 |
| 1897 | 369 | #56 |
| 1896 | 381 | #57 |
| 1895 | 406 | #54 |
| 1894 | 413 | #54 |
| 1893 | 432 | #47 |
| 1892 | 453 | #48 |
| 1891 | 412 | #44 |
| 1890 | 410 | #43 |
| 1889 | 451 | #44 |
| 1888 | 496 | #42 |
| 1887 | 464 | #37 |
| 1886 | 461 | #40 |
| 1885 | 466 | #37 |
| 1884 | 454 | #42 |
| 1883 | 438 | #37 |
| 1882 | 457 | #37 |
| 1881 | 433 | #36 |
| 1880 | 483 | #33 |
Nicknames for Frederick
Names like Frederick
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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