NamesBoyF › Fredrick
Boy name

Fredrick

/ˈfɹɛdɹɪk/ · 100% boys · 94 born in 2025

Fredrick has been given to about 64,782 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1953, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈfɹɛdɹɪk/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 43,202
Median age today61 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Fredrick per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1953 · 1,346
  • Born in 202594
  • All time64,782
  • England & Wales, 2025#945 · 33

How popular is Fredrick?

Its best year was 1953, when 1,346 babies were given the name, ranking 189th. The typical living American called Fredrick is about 61 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Fredrick

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Frederick0.86
  2. Fredric0.88
  3. Cedrick0.79
  4. Dedrick0.79
  5. Frederic0.73
  6. Rodrick0.72
  7. Derrick0.69
  8. Erick0.69

Middle names for Fredrick

Ranked by flow score
  1. Fredrick Paul0.77
  2. Fredrick John0.77
  3. Fredrick Lee0.77
  4. Fredrick Dean0.76
  5. Fredrick Blake0.76
  6. Fredrick Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Fredrick

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Myrasister · 0.96
  2. Ramonasister · 0.95
  3. Rudybrother · 0.94
  4. Joysister · 0.93
  5. Otisbrother · 0.92
  6. Marshallbrother · 0.91

Where Fredrick is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Minnesota0.02%
  2. Oregon0.02%
  3. Indiana0.01%
  4. Ohio0.01%
  5. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Fredrick Anderson0.77
  2. Fredrick Reyes0.72
  3. Fredrick Nguyen0.72
  4. Fredrick Moore0.72
  5. Fredrick Lee0.72
  6. Fredrick 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 Fredrick

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

Fredrick 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.