Frederick

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 258 babies (rank #136 that year). In 2024 it was given to 126 boys (rank #258). 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.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.
33PersonalityThe master teacherSelfless guidance and uplift — a heightened 6.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

4,556

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

258

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Jane Austen: Frederick Wentworth — Persuasion

Famous people named Frederick

Frederick Douglasscaulker · b. 1818
Frederick Sangerconscientious objector · b. 1918
Frederick Soddyresearcher · b. 1877
Frederick Bantingpharmacologist · b. 1891

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	228	#160
1992	258	#136
1993	218	#155
1994	234	#132
1995	228	#152
1996	222	#151
1997	187	#162
1998	175	#170
1999	170	#172
2000	129	#203
2001	129	#204
2002	121	#222
2003	107	#246
2004	104	#256
2005	110	#258
2006	105	#275
2007	81	#354
2008	86	#354
2009	93	#337
2010	78	#382
2011	86	#346
2012	74	#399
2013	83	#359
2014	106	#313
2015	94	#340
2016	82	#379
2017	82	#379
2018	110	#308
2019	133	#262
2020	129	#262
2021	121	#288
2022	112	#285
2023	110	#291
2024	126	#258