Frederick

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

Frederick first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 1,017 babies (rank #61 that year). In 2024 it was given to 964 boys (rank #55). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

19,866

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,017

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
1996	362	#120
1997	374	#115
1998	390	#118
1999	394	#119
2000	388	#114
2001	402	#111
2002	452	#106
2003	497	#104
2004	537	#104
2005	606	#98
2006	619	#99
2007	627	#100
2008	606	#102
2009	635	#96
2010	688	#95
2011	669	#96
2012	733	#87
2013	766	#82
2014	815	#81
2015	875	#76
2016	874	#76
2017	879	#72
2018	1,010	#65
2019	983	#65
2020	952	#63
2021	1,017	#61
2022	886	#65
2023	866	#63
2024	964	#55