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Frederic

/ˈfɹɛdɹɪk/ · 100% boys · 42 born in 2025

Frederic has been given to about 14,440 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1947, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈfɹɛdɹɪk/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 8,117
Median age today68 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Frederic per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1947 · 299
  • Born in 202542
  • All time14,440
  • England & Wales, 202521

How popular is Frederic?

Its best year was 1947, when 299 babies were given the name, ranking 397th. The typical living American called Frederic is about 68 years old today.

Names that sound like Frederic

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Frederick0.88
  2. Fredric0.86
  3. Fredrick0.73
  4. Cedric0.67
  5. Federico0.68
  6. Deric0.67
  7. Eric0.57
  8. Freddie0.52

Middle names for Frederic

Ranked by flow score
  1. Frederic Paul0.79
  2. Frederic John0.79
  3. Frederic Lee0.79
  4. Frederic Dean0.78
  5. Frederic Blake0.78
  6. Frederic Bryce0.78

Sibling names for Frederic

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ruthiesister · 0.93
  2. Louiebrother · 0.91
  3. Lenorasister · 0.91
  4. Otisbrother · 0.90
  5. Harlanbrother · 0.89
  6. Winonasister · 0.89

Where Frederic is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Frederic Reyes0.74
    2. Frederic Nguyen0.74
    3. Frederic Moore0.74
    4. Frederic Lee0.74
    5. Frederic Hall0.74
    6. Frederic Green0.74

    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 Frederic

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

    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.