EveryBabyNames

Fred

4 countries#1932 in United States, 2025
US
#1932
in United States, 2025
FR
#4603
in France, 2022
SCOT
#762
in Scotland, 2025
NI
3
total births, Northern Ireland
Total births recorded
350,051
Peak year (United States)
1924
Peak-year count
6,566
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Fred was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

345,684 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #1932 · peaked in 1924 with 6,566 births

Most common in: New York, Pennsylvania, California, Illinois, Texas

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

4,324 births recorded 1905–2022 · currently #4603 · peaked in 1963 with 149 births

Most common in: Guadeloupe, Martinique, La Réunion, Paris, Guyane

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

40 births recorded 2003–2025 · currently #762 · peaked in 2010 with 6 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

3 births recorded 2014–2014 · peaked in 2014 with 3 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Fred’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#1038
2007#1229↓191
2008#1303↓74
2009#1403↓100
2010#1517↓114
2011#1516↑1
2012#1514↑2
2013#1546↓32
2014#1465↑81
2015#1588↓123
2016#1532↑56
2017#1554↓22
2018#1638↓84
2019#1652↓14
2020#1798↓146
2021#1678↑120
2022#1892↓214
2023#1711↑181
2024#1685↑26
2025#1932↓247

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