Fredrick

Meaning: Peaceful ruler
Origin: Variant of Frederick (from Germanic)

Boy's name · #1736 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Fredrick holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1736 in 2025). About 65,000 boys have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#941 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,654 in Canada (2024).

Famous Fredricks

Fredrick Federley — Swedish politician and MEP for the Center Party 2014-2020
Fredrick Chien — Taiwanese politician
Fredrick Brennan — American software developer and type designer (1994–2026)
Fredrick Kúmókụn Adédeji Haastrup — Chieftain
Fredrick Mugisha — Ugandan Army officer

In stories & tradition

Fredrick — SpongeBob SquarePants (TV series)

What Fredricks become

Among 101 notable people named Fredrick:

Political leaders appear 1.48× more often than among typical names — e.g. Fredrick Federley, Swedish politician and MEP for the Center Party 2014-2020.

Similar names: Freddie · Perry · Frankie · Lonnie · Roderick · Derick

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