Fritz

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Fritz is a common German male given name and also a surname. The name originated as a German diminutive of Friedrich or Frederick, as well as of similar names including Fridolin and, less commonly, Francis.

From Wikipedia

Fritz 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 1956 with 107 babies (rank #710 that year). In 2024 it was given to 53 boys (rank #2,530). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Fritz

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Fritz 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.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

6,635

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

107

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Fritz

Fritz Haberuniversity teacher · b. 1868
Fritz Langfilm screenwriter · b. 1890
Fritz Preglchemist · b. 1869
Fritz Albert Lipmannbiochemist · b. 1899
Fritz Zwickyuniversity teacher · b. 1898

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	18	#408
1881	8	#669
1882	21	#394
1883	12	#538
1884	16	#476
1885	17	#447
1886	13	#521
1887	16	#430
1888	23	#389
1889	21	#393
1890	16	#468
1891	17	#432
1892	23	#397
1893	15	#485
1894	17	#488
1895	15	#536
1896	15	#542
1897	14	#562
1898	15	#551
1899	18	#443
1900	23	#482
1901	7	#892
1902	13	#623
1903	13	#629
1904	8	#919
1905	12	#718
1906	8	#959
1907	19	#567
1908	17	#640
1909	17	#663
1910	14	#838
1911	15	#874
1912	32	#770
1913	44	#684
1914	52	#727
1915	78	#659
1916	83	#642
1917	75	#701
1918	76	#742
1919	55	#902
1920	71	#796
1921	64	#871
1922	64	#858
1923	63	#854
1924	71	#803
1925	60	#859
1926	68	#795
1927	71	#784
1928	65	#815
1929	60	#848
1930	60	#847
1931	70	#734
1932	58	#838
1933	63	#771
1934	70	#731
1935	79	#671
1936	64	#760
1937	77	#683
1938	59	#810
1939	72	#702
1940	69	#739
1941	62	#801
1942	55	#894
1943	59	#873
1944	44	#977
1945	55	#847
1946	57	#871
1947	61	#893
1948	68	#827
1949	65	#850
1950	69	#821
1951	76	#807
1952	68	#848
1953	90	#751
1954	96	#736
1955	87	#781
1956	107	#710
1957	103	#739
1958	93	#772
1959	90	#808
1960	91	#801
1961	87	#817
1962	85	#827
1963	77	#860
1964	91	#788
1965	71	#871
1966	65	#898
1967	60	#937
1968	62	#925
1969	57	#1,021
1970	66	#1,002
1971	64	#1,020
1972	52	#1,132
1973	54	#1,111
1974	32	#1,553
1975	43	#1,328
1976	54	#1,169
1977	37	#1,523
1978	38	#1,514
1979	33	#1,728
1980	39	#1,554
1981	32	#1,783
1982	48	#1,371
1983	33	#1,727
1984	38	#1,587
1985	45	#1,496
1986	41	#1,602
1987	25	#2,291
1988	39	#1,778
1989	33	#2,122
1990	43	#1,820
1991	32	#2,257
1992	26	#2,697
1993	31	#2,419
1994	21	#3,259
1995	32	#2,417
1996	24	#3,052
1997	22	#3,288
1998	24	#3,223
1999	23	#3,416
2000	22	#3,678
2001	24	#3,545
2002	33	#2,837
2003	28	#3,311
2004	22	#4,050
2005	22	#4,100
2006	22	#4,273
2007	30	#3,536
2008	35	#3,243
2009	32	#3,422
2010	28	#3,743
2011	47	#2,597
2012	30	#3,561
2013	41	#2,819
2014	39	#2,948
2015	43	#2,778
2016	50	#2,529
2017	37	#3,145
2018	63	#2,193
2019	60	#2,297
2020	48	#2,633
2021	51	#2,560
2022	51	#2,625
2023	60	#2,325
2024	53	#2,530