Frederik
Boy · FRED-rik · Germanic
Frederik is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “peaceful ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 3,756th for boys in the US (29 babies).
What does Frederik mean?
Germanic: Danish, Norwegian and Dutch form of Frederick
“peaceful ruler”
Danish, Norwegian and Dutch form of Frederick, borne by several kings of Denmark.
- Say it
- FRED-rik
Is Frederik a girl's or a boy's name?
Frederik is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 29 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Frederik in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Frederik, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,317th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 25 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Frederik than any year since 2015.
Half of all the boys named Frederik in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,062 boys in the UK were given Frederik or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #56, up from #2,202 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Frederik in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 23 | #1,263 |
| 2023 | 24 | #1,247 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 20 | #1,389 |
| 2020 | 21 | #1,317 |
| 2019 | 20 | #1,351 |
| 2018 | 25 | #1,173 |
| 2017 | 21 | #1,331 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 14 | #1,743 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,405 |
| 2011 | 13 | #1,788 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,540 |
| 2006 | 21 | #1,131 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 17 | #1,183 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Frederik in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,756among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 29about 1 in 59,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 29 boys in the US were named Frederik, making it the 3,756th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. It first appears in the records in 1920.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most boys named Frederik of any year since it first appeared, in 1920.
Half of all the boys named Frederik in the US since 1880 were born between 1971 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 925 boys in the US were given Frederik or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #367, up from #3,756 for this spelling alone.
Frederik in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #3,756 |
| 2024 | 19 | #5,063 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,620 |
| 1971 | 14 | #2,557 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,860 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,364 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,229 |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,783 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,317 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,031 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1959 | 5 | #3,986 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,550 |
| 1956 | 5 | #3,940 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,503 |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,825 |
| 1953 | 8 | #2,904 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,134 |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,678 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,296 |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,315 |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 9 | #2,966 |
Nicknames for Frederik
Names like Frederik
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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