Freddie
Pronounced F R EH1 D IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1947
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Freddie?
Freddie is a name given to both boys and girls, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 110,558 children — the 316th most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 40% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1947, when 2,160 children were given it.
Freddy is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Roughly 10% of children named Freddie are girls, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Freddie and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Freddy
Nicknames
Freddie is itself a short form of Frederick.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- F R EH1 D IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Freddie
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Freddie
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Freddie?
- Freddie ranks 316th among boys' names in US records, with 110,558 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,378.
- Is Freddie a unisex name?
- Yes. About 10% of children given the name are girls, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Freddie most popular?
- 1947, when 2,160 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Freddie spelled?
- Freddy. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.