Boy · Name family
Frederick
1,116,543births recorded
24Countries
13Variants
1975Peak · France
#17Italy 2025
Frederick is a boy name family recorded 1,116,543 times in 24 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Italy (#17 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in France in 1975, at 2,151.1 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Frédéric (France, Québec), Federico (Argentina, Italy), Frederik (Denmark).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Frederick
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frédéric | French | 328,270 | 🇫🇷 France | #1930 | 1975 | ▼ 46 % |
| Frédéric | French | 14,440 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2941 | 1885 | ▲ 21 % |
| Frédéric | French | 10,038 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #310 | 1980 | ▼ 53 % |
| Frédéric | French | 850 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1917 | – |
| Frédéric | French | 785 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1307 | 2008 | ▲ 23 % |
| Frédéric | French | 588 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 1996 | – |
| Federico | Spanish | 205,058 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #158 | 1993 | ▼ 56 % |
| Federico | Spanish | 95,710 | 🇮🇹 Italy | #17 | 2010 | – |
| Federico | Spanish | 9,579 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | #21 | 1996 | ▼ 35 % |
| Federico | Spanish | 8,976 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2035 | 1976 | ▲ 32 % |
| Federico | Spanish | 753 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #257 | 2009 | ▲ 33 % |
| Federico | Spanish | 467 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1276 | 2019 | ▲ 59 % |
| Frederick | English | 267,165 | 🇺🇸 United States | #435 | 1880 | ▲ 46 % |
| Frederick | English | 20,820 | 🏴 England & Wales | #52 | 2025 | ▲ 34 % |
| Frederick | English | 16,952 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #261 | 1917 | ▲ 8 % |
| Frederick | English | 4,865 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1976 | – |
| Frederick | English | 3,902 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #417 | 1980 | ▼ 41 % |
| Frederick | English | 2,949 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | #193 | 1925 | ▲ 73 % |
| Fredrick | English | 64,782 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1728 | 1880 | ▼ 30 % |
| Fredrick | English | 3,333 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1922 | – |
| Fredrick | English | 847 | 🏴 England & Wales | #934 | 2021 | ▲ 12 % |
| Fredrick | English | 826 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1925 | – |
| Fredrick | English | 16 | 🇨🇦 Alberta | – | 2008 | – |
| Fredrick | English | 6 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 2003 | – |
| Frederik | French | 22,402 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | – | 1997 | – |
| Frederik | French | 1,677 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #697 | 1993 | ▲ 12 % |
| Frederik | French | 1,185 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1974 | – |
| Frederik | French | 822 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | #131 | 2018 | – |
| Frederik | French | 700 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #145 | 2024 | ▲ 42 % |
| Frederik | French | 632 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3757 | 2025 | ▲ 78 % |
| Fredric | English | 8,395 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5861 | 1939 | ▲ 50 % |
| Fredric | English | 96 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1935 | – |
| Fredric | English | 85 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | – | 1999 | – |
| Fredric | English | 56 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2006 | – |
| Fredric | English | 5 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1947 | – |
| Fredrik | Swedish | 2,542 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #419 | 1998 | ▼ 42 % |
| Fredrik | Swedish | 525 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5399 | 2020 | ▲ 46 % |
| Fredrik | Swedish | 367 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1895 | 2020 | ▲ 99 % |
| Fredrik | Swedish | 26 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – | 2014 | – |
| Fredrik | Swedish | 6 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2021 | – |
| Fredrik | Swedish | 5 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1993 | – |
| Friedrich | German | 818 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | #173 | 2017 | – |
| Friedrich | German | 723 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #275 | 1985 | ▲ 84 % |
| Friedrich | German | 652 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3757 | 2025 | ▲ 61 % |
| Friedrich | German | 115 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1902 | – |
| Friedrich | German | 16 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – | 2018 | – |
| Friedrich | German | 8 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2022 | – |
| Fryderyk | Polish | 2,103 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #114 | 2025 | ▲ 116 % |
| Fryderyk | Polish | 51 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2019 | – |
| Fryderyk | Polish | 10 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1977 | – |
| Frederico | Portuguese | 1,089 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1975 | – |
| Frederico | Portuguese | 345 | 🇫🇷 France | #6689 | 1976 | new |
| Frederico | Portuguese | 141 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2437 | 2022 | ▲ 11 % |
| Frederico | Portuguese | 26 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1992 | – |
| Freddrick | English | 1,177 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1974 | – |
| Frederich | English | 630 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1894 | – |
| Frederich | English | 15 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1902 | – |
| Fredrich | German | 424 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1936 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Frederick ↔ Frédéric — checked by hand
- Frederick ↔ Federico — checked by hand
- Frederick ↔ Frederico — checked by hand
- Frederick ↔ Friedrich — checked by hand
- Frederick ↔ Fryderyk — checked by hand
- Frederick ↔ Fredrik — checked by hand
- Frederick ↔ Fredrick — checked by hand
- Frédéric ↔ Frederik — spelling variant
- Frédéric ↔ Frederich — spelling variant
- Fredrick ↔ Fredric — spelling variant
- Fredrick ↔ Freddrick — spelling variant
- Fredrick ↔ Fredrich — spelling variant
Questions about Frederick
How popular is the name Frederick?
In 2025 it ranked #17 in Italy. Official registers record 1,116,543 births across 24 countries.
What is Frederick in other languages?
Frédéric (French); Federico (Spanish); Fredrick (English); Frederik (French); Fredric (English); Fredrik (Swedish); Friedrich (German); Fryderyk (Polish); Frederico (Portuguese); Freddrick (English).
When was Frederick most popular?
It peaked in France in 1975, at 2,151.1 births per 100,000.
Is Frederick a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Frederick is a boy name.