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Frederico

Boy · freh-deh-REE-koh · Germanic

Frederico is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “peaceful ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies).

What does Frederico mean?

Germanic: Portuguese form of Frederick

“peaceful ruler”

Frederick comes from the Germanic elements frid 'peace' and ric 'ruler'.

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freh-deh-REE-koh

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

Frederico is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Frederico in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#2,511among boys
Babies in 2025
9about 1 in 33,000 boys
Five-year trend
Risingup 57% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Frederico, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 15 boys.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years.

Half of all the boys named Frederico in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 15 in 20222025
Frederico in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20259#2,511
202411#2,149
202313#1,917
202215#1,708
20218#2,619
20205#3,502
20194#4,126
201812#1,981
201711#2,174
20167#2,947
201510#2,260
20144#4,063
20136#3,096
20123#4,999
20114#3,986
20106#3,092
20094#3,909
20085#3,305
20078#2,337
20064#3,522
20056#2,545
20045#2,691
20033#3,593
20020–
20016#2,049
20000–
19990–
19980–
19970–
19963#2,949

How popular is Frederico in the US?

No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1959, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1914.

Half of all the boys named Frederico in the US since 1880 were born between 1953 and 1992, the years shaded on the chart below.

1914Busiest: 21 in 19592024
Frederico in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20248#8,982
202311#7,284
20229#8,293
20217#9,709
20200–
20195#12,138
20186#10,754
20177#9,691
20167#9,659
20155#12,080
20146#10,711
20135#12,129
20127#9,703
201110#7,495
20106#10,759
20098#8,980
20087#9,864
200712#6,618
20060–
20059#7,633
20047#8,921
20038#7,824
200218#4,316
20019#6,928
200012#5,581
19999#6,524
19988#6,837
199710#5,636
199612#4,871
19958#6,400
199415#4,088
199312#4,690
199212#4,556
199110#5,088
19900–
198916#3,440
198811#4,157
198717#2,938
19867#5,327
198511#3,802
198413#3,268
198314#3,070
198220#2,425
198115#2,896
198016#2,830
197915#2,896
197816#2,668
197710#3,604
197619#2,328
197520#2,204
197414#2,672
197318#2,214
197214#2,533
197113#2,685
197017#2,212
196916#2,129
196814#2,199
196712#2,351
19668#2,985
19659#2,778
196416#2,039
196313#2,299
196216#2,034
196113#2,321
196014#2,209
195921#1,758
195811#2,504
195718#1,886
195619#1,820
195512#2,301
195420#1,705
195314#2,098
19526#3,370
195120#1,682
19508#2,769
194910#2,452
19489#2,607
19478#2,861
194611#2,270
19459#2,392
19445#3,428
19436#3,229
19420–
19415#3,504
19400–
19397#2,829
19385#3,533
19378#2,680
19369#2,451
193510#2,396
19345#3,677
193310#2,367
19328#2,849
193111#2,327
19309#2,779
192914#2,095
19280–
19277#3,450
19269#2,902
19258#3,153
192411#2,641
19235#4,236
19225#4,305
19217#3,516
19200–
19190–
19180–
19170–
19165#3,896
19157#3,081
19145#3,263

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