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Freddy

/ˈfɹɛdi/ · 99% boys · 127 born in 2025

Freddy has been given to about 26,968 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1947, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈfɹɛdi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 21,822
Median age today45 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Freddy per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1947 · 441
  • Born in 2025127
  • All time26,968
  • England & Wales, 2025#328 · 135

How popular is Freddy?

Its best year was 1947, when 441 babies were given the name, ranking 328th. The typical living American called Freddy is about 45 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arkansas, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Freddy

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Fredy0.97
  2. Fred0.72
  3. Teddy0.71
  4. Eddy0.71
  5. Freddie0.65
  6. Fredric0.58
  7. Fredrick0.57
  8. Brady0.53

Middle names for Freddy

Ranked by flow score
  1. Freddy Paul0.77
  2. Freddy John0.77
  3. Freddy Blake0.76
  4. Freddy Wade0.76
  5. Freddy Ross0.76
  6. Freddy Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Freddy

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laurelsister · 0.94
  2. Santosbrother · 0.93
  3. Tomasbrother · 0.92
  4. Margosister · 0.92
  5. Claybrother · 0.91
  6. Priscillasister · 0.89

Where Freddy is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Arkansas0.02%
  2. Utah0.01%
  3. New York0.01%
  4. California0.01%
  5. Georgia0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Freddy Anderson0.77
  2. Freddy White0.72
  3. Freddy Nguyen0.72
  4. Freddy Moore0.72
  5. Freddy Hill0.72
  6. Freddy Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Freddy

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Freddy across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.