Fred has been given to about 345,684 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1924, which makes it a interwar name.
Its best year was 1924, when 6,566 babies were given the name, ranking 32nd. The typical living American called Fred is about 77 years old today. It is relatively most common in Pennsylvania, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.