Boys' name · peaked in 1887
Frederick name popularity since 1925
214,425 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Frederick. Half of them were born in 1955 or earlier, so the typical Frederick is about 71 years old in 2026. Frederick peaked in 1887 as the #37 name for boys, and it ranked #435 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 214,425
- Named Frederick, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1887
- #37 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #435
- for boys in 2025 (728 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 965 girls · 213,460 boys
- Most popular in
- Maine
- 2.23× its national share
Peak year is the year Frederick made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Frederick births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1951. Measured as a share of all babies, Frederick peaked earlier, in 1887.
- Steepest fall: Between 1971 and 1976, Frederick's share of baby boys fell by 34%, from 1 in 595 to 1 in 906.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Frederick's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Frederick.
Decade by decade
Babies named Frederick in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 98 | 14,951 | – |
| 1930s | 110 | 26,602 | #73 |
| 1940s | 86 | 39,114 | #77 |
| 1950s | 161 | 44,288 | #86 |
| 1960s | 174 | 30,768 | #106 |
| 1970s | 190 | 20,725 | #141 |
| 1980s | 126 | 13,056 | #197 |
| 1990s | 20 | 8,843 | #316 |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,630 | #450 |
| 2010s | 0 | 5,522 | #515 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 3,961 | #435 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
37.0% of babies named Frederick from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Frederick is most popular
The index compares Frederick's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Frederick.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Maine | 2.23× | 2,038 |
| Massachusetts | 2.21× | 11,217 |
| Rhode Island | 2.20× | 1,664 |
| Vermont | 2.19× | 781 |
| Connecticut | 2.07× | 4,796 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Frederick's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Frederick.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Frederick (1887).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data