Fred

Fred

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Dutch

Fred first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2008 with 74 babies (rank #478 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Fred

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Fred 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.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,068

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Fred

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	26	#624
1997	18	#856
1998	30	#605
1999	35	#546
2000	40	#495
2001	41	#499
2002	38	#553
2003	45	#524
2004	53	#496
2005	57	#490
2006	60	#506
2007	68	#484
2008	74	#478
2009	61	#555
2010	71	#498
2011	61	#578
2012	56	#627
2013	62	#572
2014	60	#593
2015	63	#588
2016	49	#700

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#624

1997

#856

1998

#605

1999

#546

2000

#495

2001

#499

2002

#553

2003

#524

2004

#496

2005

#490

2006

#506

2007

#484

2008

#478

2009

#555

2010

#498

2011

#578

2012

#627

2013

#572

2014

#593

2015

#588

2016

#700

Numerology of Fred

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Fred

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