Fredric
A boys’ name of Germanic origin, meaning peaceful ruler; variant of Frederick.
Fredric by the numbers
Fredric was given to 13 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 223 babies in 1947, so it is a 1940s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Frederick
Like Fredric, each of these traces back to Frederick: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Freddypeaceful ruler; a diminutive of Frederick135 in England and Wales (2025)
- Fredpeaceful ruler; a form of Frederick65 in England and Wales (2025)
- Fredypeaceful ruler; a form of Frederick90 in the US (2017)
- Federicopeaceful ruler; a form of Frederick22 in England and Wales (2025)
- Fritzpeaceful ruler; a form of Frederick37 in the US (2017)
- Freddie-Jamespeaceful ruler and supplanter; compound of Frederick and James12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Fredericapeaceful ruler; feminine form of Frederick12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Federicapeaceful ruler; feminine form of Frederick9 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Fredric. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Fredrickpeaceful ruler; a variant spelling of Frederick33 in England and Wales (2025)
- Fredericpeaceful ruler; form of frederick21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Fredrikpeaceful ruler; Scandinavian form of Frederick13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Freddiepeaceful ruler; from Frederick2,526 in England and Wales (2025)
- Frederickpeaceful ruler; peaceful and powerful954 in England and Wales (2025)
- Friedrichpeaceful ruler14 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Fredric, each of these has a king or ruler in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Henryruler of the home2,295 in England and Wales (2025)
- Averyruler of the elves10,365 in the US (2017)
- Ryanlittle king; descendent of rian8,422 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Arthurbear; the legendary king3,211 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reaganlittle king3,211 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean peace
Like Fredric, each of these has peace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliverolive tree; peace3,154 in England and Wales (2025)
- Axelfather of peace3,782 in the US (2017)
- Paxtonpeace settlement or town1,993 in the US (2017)
- Paytonpeace settlement or town; variant of Paxton1,922 in the US (2017)
- Jeffreypeace; variant of Geoffrey1,049 in the US (2017)
- Solomonpeaceful or man of peace868 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Fredric
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