Freddy
Freddy was the 1422nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 127 babies. Its best year was 1946, when it ranked 321st; the most babies were born in 1947 (436). Over the last ten years it has moved down 429 places. More babies were named Freddy in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Meaning pet form of Frederick · English, Germanic
Say it FRED-ee /ˈfrɛdi/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,422 boys, down 155 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 127boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1947436 babies
- Total since 1880
- 26,968babies recorded
What does the name Freddy mean?
Freddy (also Freddie) is a pet form of Frederick and of other names containing the Germanic element fred, "peace", such as Alfred and Wilfred. Frederick is made of fridu, "peace", and rīk, "ruler". Wikipedia notes it is sometimes used for girls (Frederica) and for unrelated names. Freddy was most common in the US in the 1940s and 1950s, and again in the 1990s.
fridu (Old High German, “peace”)rīh (Old High German, “ruler”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Freddie, Fred, Frederick, Alfred.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean peace.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Freddy', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Frederick', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Freddy (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Freddy popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 172 since 1918.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,422 | 127 |
| 2020 | #1,267 | 145 |
| 2010 | #805 | 268 |
| 2000 | #609 | 315 |
| 1990 | #542 | 340 |
| 1980 | #586 | 215 |
| 1970 | #550 | 219 |
| 1960 | #407 | 383 |
| 1950 | #327 | 427 |
| 1940 | #324 | 306 |
| 1930 | #550 | 120 |
| 1920 | #1,560 | 24 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Freddy, counting every spelling?
Freddy is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #780 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,422 for Freddy on its own. Together these spellings went to 314 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freddy | 127 | #1,422 | 702 |
| Freddie | 116 | #1,510 | 414 |
| Fredy | 71 | #2,083 | 413 |
| Fredi | — | — | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Freddy?
127 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Freddy (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Freddy born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 66 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Freddy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Freddy?
About 20,100 people born in the US named Freddy are alive today, with a median age of 40; half are between 23 and 64. That makes Freddy mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Freddy by state
How common Freddy was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.1×), New York (1.7×). In 38 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Freddy: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Freddy, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Freddy · Sibling names for Freddy
Freddy is also a nickname for Frederick, Alfredo and Fred.
Questions about the name Freddy
What does Freddy mean?
Freddy means “pet form of Frederick” (English, Germanic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Freddy?
Freddy was the 1422nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 127 babies. Its best year was 1946, when it ranked 321st; the most babies were born in 1947 (436). Over the last ten years it has moved down 429 places. More babies were named Freddy in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Freddy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Freddy in the US.
Where is Freddy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Freddy was most common in California (0.17 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Florida.