Fritz

A boys’ name of Old High German origin, meaning peaceful ruler; a form of Frederick.

Babies a year
37
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Fritz by the numbers

Fritz was given to 37 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 107 babies in 1956, making it a 1950s name.

Other names that come from Frederick

Like Fritz, 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.

  • Frederickpeaceful ruler; peaceful and powerful954 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Freddypeaceful ruler; a diminutive of Frederick135 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Fredrickpeaceful ruler; a variant spelling of Frederick33 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)
  • Fredrikpeaceful ruler; Scandinavian form of Frederick13 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Fredricpeaceful ruler; variant of Frederick13 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Fritz. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Fitzson of; a patronymic prefix54 in the US (2017)
  • Franzfree man; a form of Francis3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Frantzfree one; a form of Francis11 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a king or ruler

Like Fritz, 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 Fritz, 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)
  • Freddiepeaceful ruler; from Frederick2,526 in England and Wales (2025)
  • 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)

Names about as common as Fritz

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