Fredrick
Fredrick was the 1736th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 94 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 126th; the most babies were born in 1953 (1,341). Over the last ten years it has moved down 517 places. More babies were named Fredrick in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Frederick) peaceful ruler · Germanic
- Rank in 2025
- #1,736 boys, down 308 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 94boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19531,341 babies
- Total since 1880
- 64,782babies recorded
What does the name Fredrick mean?
Fredrick is a spelling of Frederick, pronounced the same way, so it shares Frederick's meaning and origin.
Frederick comes from the Germanic name Fridurih, from fridu, "peace", and rīh, "ruler", so "peaceful ruler". DMNES gives these elements and lists Holy Roman Emperors, among them Frederick Barbarossa, and kings of Denmark; Wiktionary traces the English spelling through German Friedrich and Latin Fridericus. Frederick the Great of Prussia made it widely known.
fridu (Old High German, “peace”)rīh (Old High German, “ruler”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Fred, Freddie, Friedrich, Federico, Frederica.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean peace, names that mean king or queen.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Frederick', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Frederick', DMNES, Durham University
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'Frederick', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
Fredrick popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 255 since 1929.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,736 | 94 |
| 2020 | #1,428 | 121 |
| 2010 | #1,133 | 164 |
| 2000 | #718 | 242 |
| 1990 | #468 | 446 |
| 1980 | #310 | 621 |
| 1970 | #247 | 942 |
| 1960 | #263 | 905 |
| 1950 | #190 | 1,162 |
| 1940 | #191 | 742 |
| 1930 | #230 | 548 |
| 1920 | #226 | 558 |
| 1910 | #298 | 70 |
| 1900 | #250 | 67 |
| 1890 | #173 | 80 |
| 1880 | #126 | 103 |
How popular is Fredrick, counting every spelling?
Fredrick is a spelling of Frederick, a name family that ranked #371 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,736 for Fredrick on its own. Together these spellings went to 908 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick | 728 | #435 | 3,348 |
| Fredrick | 94 | #1,736 | 570 |
| Frederic | 42 | #2,953 | 203 |
| Frederik | 29 | #3,787 | 94 |
| Fredric | 15 | #5,946 | 70 |
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 Fredrick?
94 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Fredrick (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Fredrick 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 89 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Fredrick.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Fredrick?
About 37,400 people born in the US named Fredrick are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 41 and 70. That makes Fredrick a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Fredrick by state
How common Fredrick was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (2.5×). In 31 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 Fredrick: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Fredrick, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Fredrick
What does Fredrick mean?
Fredrick is a spelling of Frederick, which means “peaceful ruler” (Germanic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Fredrick?
Fredrick was the 1736th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 94 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 126th; the most babies were born in 1953 (1,341). Over the last ten years it has moved down 517 places. More babies were named Fredrick in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Fredrick a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Fredrick in the US.
Where is Fredrick most popular?
In 2021–2025, Fredrick was most common in Minnesota (0.16 per 1,000 boys), followed by Idaho and Mississippi.