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Frederick

Frederick holds the #435 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 728 newborn boys in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #484 in 2020 to #435 today. Its strongest year on record was 1880 (#33 nationally, 483 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Maine (#151 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#435
among boy names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#33
in 1880 (1880s)
Babies in 2025
728
boys named Frederick

Frederick popularity, 1880–2025

0.12%0.25%0.37%0.49%18801900192019401960198020002020#33 in 1880
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1880

Where Frederick is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick in 2025AK—Maine: #151 (8 boys, 0.21% of boys born 2025)ME#151Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick in 2025VT—New Hampshire: #188 (7 boys, 0.16% of boys born 2025)NH#188Washington: #382 (19 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)WA#382Idaho: #302 (8 boys, 0.09% of boys born 2025)ID#302Montana: #227 (5 boys, 0.13% of boys born 2025)MT#227North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick in 2025ND—Minnesota: #213 (30 boys, 0.12% of boys born 2025)MN#213Wisconsin: #262 (22 boys, 0.09% of boys born 2025)WI#262Michigan: #393 (22 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)MI#393New York: #359 (49 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)NY#359Massachusetts: #289 (20 boys, 0.07% of boys born 2025)MA#289Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick in 2025RI—Oregon: #263 (16 boys, 0.11% of boys born 2025)OR#263Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick in 2025SD—Iowa: #399 (8 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)IA#399Illinois: #316 (34 boys, 0.07% of boys born 2025)IL#316Indiana: #379 (19 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)IN#379Ohio: #363 (30 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)OH#363Pennsylvania: #356 (31 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)PA#356New Jersey: #412 (19 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)NJ#412Connecticut: #219 (15 boys, 0.11% of boys born 2025)CT#219California: #582 (51 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)CA#582Utah: #378 (12 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)UT#378Colorado: #501 (11 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)CO#501Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick in 2025NE—Missouri: #281 (24 boys, 0.09% of boys born 2025)MO#281Kentucky: #485 (9 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)KY#485West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick in 2025WV—Virginia: #408 (19 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)VA#408Maryland: #344 (15 boys, 0.07% of boys born 2025)MD#344Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick in 2025DE—Arizona: #594 (11 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)AZ#594New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick in 2025NM—Kansas: #277 (13 boys, 0.09% of boys born 2025)KS#277Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick in 2025AR—Tennessee: #520 (14 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)TN#520North Carolina: #431 (25 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)NC#431South Carolina: #668 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)SC#668District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick in 2025OK—Louisiana: #775 (5 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)LA#775Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick in 2025MS—Alabama: #622 (7 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)AL#622Georgia: #482 (22 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)GA#482Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Frederick in 2025HI—Texas: #602 (51 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)TX#602Florida: #569 (30 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)FL#569
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Maine (#151), New Hampshire (#188), Montana (#227)

Uniqueness score

39/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind

A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Frederick in the most recent year of SSA data.

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