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Friedrich

/ˈfɹidɹɪk/ · 100% boys · 29 born in 2025

Friedrich has been given to about 652 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈfɹidɹɪk/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 578
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Friedrich per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 29
  • Born in 202529
  • All time652

How popular is Friedrich?

Its best year was 2025, when 29 babies were given the name, ranking 3788th. The typical living American called Friedrich is about 19 years old today.

Names that sound like Friedrich

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Fredrick0.62
  2. Fredric0.62
  3. Erich0.62
  4. Frederick0.54
  5. Frederic0.54
  6. Rich0.48
  7. Freddie0.47

Middle names for Friedrich

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

Sibling names for Friedrich

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Barronbrother · 0.85
  2. Wesbrother · 0.84
  3. Romysister · 0.84
  4. Evelinasister · 0.82
  5. Rosalinasister · 0.82
  6. Bryerbrother · 0.82

Where Friedrich is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Friedrich Anderson0.77
    2. Friedrich Reyes0.72
    3. Friedrich Nguyen0.72
    4. Friedrich Moore0.72
    5. Friedrich Lee0.72
    6. Friedrich Green0.72

    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 Friedrich

    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.