Frederica

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Frederica is a feminine given name meaning "peaceful ruler". It is closely related to the masculine name Frederick, of Germanic origin. Its meaning is derived from the Germanic word elements frid, or peace, and ric, meaning "ruler" or "power".

From Wikipedia

Frederica first appears in the data in 1883 and has been recorded in 131 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1960 with 47 babies (rank #1,645 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Frederica

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

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.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.

2,353

Total babies (all years)

131

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Frederica

Frederica von Staderecording artist · b. 1945

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1883	5	#968
1885	5	#1,102
1886	6	#1,021
1887	10	#752
1888	7	#1,072
1889	8	#980
1890	6	#1,263
1891	11	#860
1892	9	#1,039
1893	8	#1,122
1894	13	#870
1895	8	#1,234
1896	13	#919
1897	6	#1,439
1898	17	#828
1899	6	#1,479
1900	6	#1,811
1901	6	#1,551
1902	6	#1,673
1903	9	#1,249
1904	9	#1,303
1905	5	#2,053
1907	14	#1,053
1908	14	#1,107
1909	9	#1,516
1910	11	#1,458
1911	21	#967
1912	22	#1,127
1913	18	#1,379
1914	16	#1,683
1915	25	#1,457
1916	36	#1,196
1917	31	#1,318
1918	26	#1,582
1919	19	#1,946
1920	20	#1,977
1921	21	#1,944
1922	28	#1,590
1923	21	#1,911
1924	14	#2,582
1925	17	#2,228
1926	15	#2,392
1927	12	#2,765
1928	17	#2,125
1929	11	#2,802
1930	16	#2,139
1931	12	#2,474
1932	27	#1,462
1933	20	#1,747
1934	13	#2,336
1935	17	#1,952
1936	13	#2,313
1937	15	#2,122
1938	23	#1,613
1939	26	#1,486
1940	30	#1,386
1941	32	#1,364
1942	36	#1,353
1943	34	#1,429
1944	32	#1,443
1945	17	#2,095
1946	31	#1,597
1947	37	#1,558
1948	23	#2,031
1949	17	#2,446
1950	29	#1,772
1951	34	#1,646
1952	33	#1,721
1953	24	#2,141
1954	24	#2,201
1955	34	#1,820
1956	31	#1,942
1957	36	#1,817
1958	37	#1,798
1959	37	#1,830
1960	47	#1,645
1961	40	#1,815
1962	44	#1,714
1963	45	#1,725
1964	39	#1,897
1965	36	#1,924
1966	29	#2,212
1967	20	#2,806
1968	30	#2,216
1969	24	#2,727
1970	18	#3,475
1971	28	#2,617
1972	23	#2,926
1973	18	#3,525
1974	18	#3,595
1975	19	#3,547
1976	23	#3,123
1977	16	#4,286
1978	23	#3,312
1979	14	#4,911
1980	11	#6,038
1981	14	#5,053
1982	15	#4,777
1983	23	#3,464
1984	10	#6,444
1985	18	#4,325
1986	17	#4,596
1987	10	#6,964
1988	23	#3,934
1989	25	#3,926
1990	23	#4,281
1991	16	#5,753
1992	16	#5,815
1993	11	#7,678
1994	8	#9,874
1995	16	#5,774
1996	9	#9,046
1997	9	#9,282
1998	13	#7,243
1999	9	#9,767
2000	8	#11,074
2001	6	#14,115
2002	6	#14,177
2003	5	#16,591
2004	10	#10,163
2005	9	#11,201
2007	5	#18,554
2010	7	#13,951
2012	5	#17,754
2013	5	#17,443
2016	5	#17,123
2019	5	#16,347
2020	5	#15,897
2021	5	#16,053
2022	5	#16,115
2023	5	#15,968