Frederick

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Frederick is a male given name meaning "peace king" or "peaceful ruler". It is the English form of the German name Friedrich. Its meaning is derived from the Germanic word elements frid, or peace, and ric, meaning "king", "ruler", or "power".

From Wikipedia

Frederick first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 14 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2025 with 192 babies (rank #87 that year). In 2025 it was given to 192 boys (rank #87). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Frederick

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Frederick yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

1,003
Total babies (all years)
14
Years in the data
192
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1952104#68
1953105#66
195473#83
195575#82
195865#94
195963#96
20149#190
201512#164
201613#168
201710#176
202067#123
202363#118
2024152#99
2025192#87