Frederic

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: French

Frederic first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 480 babies (rank #88 that year). In 2024 it was given to 25 boys (rank #1,016). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Frederic

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

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

5,466

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

480

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Frederic

Frédéric Mistrallexicographer · b. 1830
Frédéric Joliot-CurieFrench resistance fighter · b. 1900
Frédéric Passypacifist · b. 1822
Frédéric Bastiatessayist · b. 1801
Frédéric Beigbedershort story writer · b. 1965

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	477	#90
1992	480	#88
1993	461	#92
1994	472	#77
1995	400	#97
1996	377	#97
1997	313	#115
1998	271	#128
1999	245	#138
2000	170	#170
2001	177	#171
2002	148	#185
2003	143	#197
2004	138	#212
2005	118	#240
2006	122	#242
2007	110	#273
2008	92	#339
2009	70	#419
2010	83	#364
2011	84	#355
2012	59	#477
2013	60	#476
2014	49	#557
2015	58	#488
2016	41	#647
2017	37	#698
2018	44	#609
2019	30	#813
2020	22	#1,026
2021	33	#796
2022	36	#727
2023	21	#1,113
2024	25	#1,016