Frederick
Pronounced F R EH1 D ER0 IH0 K (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1951
- 145 years in use
- 4 spellings
How popular is Frederick?
Frederick is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 354,374 children — the 105th most common boys' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1951, when 6,581 children were given it.
Four other spellings are counted in that total — Fredrick, Frederic, Fredric and one more — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Frederick and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Fredrick
- Frederic
- Fredric
- Fredrich
Nicknames
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- F R EH1 D ER0 IH0 K · F R EH1 D R IH0 K
- Stress pattern:
- 100 · 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Frederick
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Frederick
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Frederick?
- Frederick ranks 105th among boys' names in US records, with 354,374 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,934.
- Is Frederick a unisex name?
- No. Frederick is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Frederick most popular?
- 1951, when 6,581 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- What are common nicknames for Frederick?
- Fred, Freddie. These are recorded as separate names in their own right, so each has its own page and its own popularity curve.
- How else is Frederick spelled?
- Fredrick, Frederic, Fredric, Fredrich. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.