Frederick has been given to about 267,165 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1952, which makes it a midcentury name.
Frederick ranks 435th among American boys in 2025, with 728 born that year. Its best year was 1952, when 4,997 babies were given the name, ranking 76th. The typical living American called Frederick is about 66 years old today. It is relatively most common in Maine, where it accounts for 0.11% 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.