Frederick
A boys’ name of Old German origin, meaning peaceful ruler; peaceful and powerful.
Babies a year
954
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#435
down from #423
UK popularity
#52
954 babies · up from #55
How Frederick has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #516 |
| 2016 | #514 |
| 2017 | #499 |
| 2018 | #499 |
| 2019 | #475 |
| 2020 | #485 |
| 2021 | #476 |
| 2022 | #474 |
| 2023 | #506 |
| 2024 | #423 |
| 2025 | #435 |
In 2025, 954 babies in England and Wales were named Frederick. In the US, 580 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 4,987 in 1951.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Frederick was most common in 1880, when it went to 0.41% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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