Fritz
Fritz was the 2727th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 389th; the most babies were born in 1956 (107). Over the last ten years it has moved up 54 places. More babies were named Fritz in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,727 boys, down 94 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 47boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1956107 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,683babies recorded
Fritz popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,727 | 47 |
| 2020 | #2,633 | 48 |
| 2010 | #3,743 | 28 |
| 2000 | #3,678 | 22 |
| 1990 | #1,820 | 43 |
| 1980 | #1,554 | 39 |
| 1970 | #1,002 | 66 |
| 1960 | #801 | 91 |
| 1950 | #821 | 69 |
| 1940 | #739 | 69 |
| 1930 | #847 | 60 |
| 1920 | #796 | 71 |
| 1910 | #838 | 14 |
| 1900 | #482 | 23 |
| 1890 | #468 | 16 |
| 1880 | #408 | 18 |
How popular is Fritz, counting every spelling?
Fritz has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Fritz?
47 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Fritz (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Fritz 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 179 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Fritz.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Fritz?
About 3,600 people born in the US named Fritz are alive today, with a median age of 51; half are between 22 and 67. That makes Fritz 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.
Fritz by state
How common Fritz was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 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 Fritz: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Fritz, they share its era and feel.
Fritz is also a nickname for Frederick.
Questions about the name Fritz
How popular is the name Fritz?
Fritz was the 2727th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 389th; the most babies were born in 1956 (107). Over the last ten years it has moved up 54 places. More babies were named Fritz in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Fritz a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Fritz in the US.
Where is Fritz most popular?
In 2021–2025, Fritz was most common in Minnesota (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and Michigan.