EveryBabyNames

Frederick

4 countries#435 in United States, 2025
US
#435
in United States, 2025
FR
#4603
in France, 2022
SCOT
#226
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#212
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
272,145
Peak year (United States)
1952
Peak-year count
4,997
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Frederick 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

267,165 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #435 · peaked in 1952 with 4,997 births

Most common in: New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

4,237 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #4603 · peaked in 1975 with 224 births

Most common in: Paris, Nord, Seine-Maritime, Seine-Saint-Denis, Yvelines

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

603 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #226 · peaked in 2022 with 29 births

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

Northern Ireland

140 births recorded 1998–2025 · currently #212 · peaked in 2018 with 14 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

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

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#475
2007#530↓55
2008#521↑9
2009#538↓17
2010#493↑45
2011#540↓47
2012#535↑5
2013#492↑43
2014#496↓4
2015#515↓19
2016#512↑3
2017#499↑13
2018#499
2019#476↑23
2020#484↓8
2021#476↑8
2022#478↓2
2023#506↓28
2024#422↑84
2025#435↓13

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