Fredrick

Primarily a boy's name · 100% 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

Fredrick first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1953 with 1,341 babies (rank #189 that year). In 2024 it was given to 102 boys (rank #1,651). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Fredrick

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

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.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.

64,685

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

1,341

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	103	#126
1881	65	#180
1882	76	#177
1883	84	#155
1884	86	#161
1885	62	#202
1886	75	#180
1887	82	#153
1888	82	#181
1889	68	#192
1890	80	#173
1891	55	#215
1892	69	#211
1893	73	#197
1894	50	#245
1895	62	#220
1896	48	#260
1897	65	#210
1898	72	#206
1899	43	#255
1900	67	#250
1901	49	#246
1902	42	#295
1903	59	#235
1904	43	#297
1905	49	#282
1906	48	#293
1907	57	#277
1908	66	#261
1909	56	#308
1910	70	#298
1911	95	#266
1912	193	#255
1913	241	#244
1914	345	#228
1915	426	#232
1916	437	#241
1917	471	#229
1918	503	#238
1919	467	#244
1920	558	#226
1921	582	#229
1922	539	#244
1923	587	#223
1924	585	#231
1925	549	#240
1926	626	#218
1927	563	#235
1928	547	#236
1929	505	#243
1930	548	#230
1931	502	#234
1932	487	#242
1933	516	#225
1934	456	#254
1935	545	#220
1936	626	#198
1937	602	#202
1938	664	#194
1939	629	#198
1940	742	#191
1941	729	#197
1942	789	#199
1943	796	#202
1944	736	#203
1945	707	#204
1946	845	#203
1947	917	#211
1948	939	#207
1949	1,032	#199
1950	1,162	#190
1951	1,166	#194
1952	1,211	#192
1953	1,341	#189
1954	1,235	#201
1955	1,169	#209
1956	1,137	#216
1957	1,046	#236
1958	958	#252
1959	922	#263
1960	905	#263
1961	898	#262
1962	818	#267
1963	811	#268
1964	870	#261
1965	818	#258
1966	844	#247
1967	787	#256
1968	821	#250
1969	786	#265
1970	942	#247
1971	1,022	#232
1972	944	#228
1973	774	#254
1974	729	#263
1975	720	#268
1976	634	#294
1977	660	#295
1978	669	#287
1979	648	#304
1980	621	#310
1981	595	#321
1982	577	#331
1983	494	#358
1984	471	#374
1985	505	#363
1986	405	#429
1987	385	#453
1988	373	#477
1989	434	#451
1990	446	#468
1991	413	#489
1992	398	#507
1993	354	#545
1994	317	#583
1995	354	#539
1996	308	#584
1997	276	#627
1998	295	#622
1999	248	#681
2000	242	#718
2001	224	#769
2002	200	#834
2003	212	#827
2004	227	#795
2005	191	#920
2006	217	#896
2007	214	#928
2008	165	#1,113
2009	197	#998
2010	164	#1,133
2011	140	#1,241
2012	125	#1,355
2013	157	#1,151
2014	141	#1,265
2015	151	#1,219
2016	126	#1,394
2017	150	#1,225
2018	124	#1,412
2019	120	#1,455
2020	121	#1,427
2021	130	#1,412
2022	133	#1,397
2023	109	#1,592
2024	102	#1,651