Is Frederick a boy or girl name?
Frederick is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 741 boys were named Frederick, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 266,429 US babies named Frederick were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #423
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Frederick since 1880
- 266,429
- Most popular year
- 1952
- 4,997 babies
Boys and girls named Frederick, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 4,603 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 3,994 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 3,900 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 1910s | 23,542 | 66 | 0.3% |
| 1920s | 31,512 | 167 | 0.5% |
| 1930s | 26,602 | 110 | 0.4% |
| 1940s | 39,113 | 86 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 44,285 | 161 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 30,768 | 174 | 0.6% |
| 1970s | 20,726 | 190 | 0.9% |
| 1980s | 13,057 | 126 | 1% |
| 1990s | 8,843 | 20 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 5,630 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 5,522 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 3,227 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 741 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 596 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 648 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 629 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 613 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 615 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 575 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 581 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 583 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 558 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 567 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 556 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 488 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 472 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 527 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 491 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 521 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 484 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 556 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 569 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 581 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 587 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 580 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 614 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 647 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 673 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 720 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 711 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 809 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 830 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 903 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 948 | #292 | 5 | #14,231 |
| 1992 | 1,038 | #275 | 5 | #14,000 |
| 1991 | 1,135 | #246 | 5 | #13,880 |
| 1990 | 1,076 | #252 | 5 | #13,689 |
| 1989 | 1,114 | #238 | 9 | #8,256 |
| 1988 | 1,178 | #219 | 12 | #6,398 |
| 1987 | 1,170 | #213 | 14 | #5,390 |
| 1986 | 1,269 | #198 | 15 | #5,033 |
| 1985 | 1,224 | #197 | 8 | #7,803 |
| 1984 | 1,221 | #197 | 17 | #4,381 |
| 1983 | 1,437 | #179 | 14 | #4,956 |
| 1982 | 1,366 | #186 | 12 | #5,650 |
| 1981 | 1,470 | #170 | 13 | #5,355 |
| 1980 | 1,608 | #161 | 12 | #5,635 |
| 1979 | 1,638 | #159 | 15 | #4,688 |
| 1978 | 1,533 | #158 | 17 | #4,129 |
| 1977 | 1,627 | #152 | 8 | #7,084 |
| 1976 | 1,731 | #145 | 22 | #3,213 |
| 1975 | 1,787 | #141 | 17 | #3,822 |
| 1974 | 1,928 | #135 | 24 | #2,940 |
| 1973 | 2,183 | #120 | 20 | #3,266 |
| 1972 | 2,438 | #116 | 28 | #2,539 |
| 1971 | 2,974 | #108 | 23 | #2,990 |
| 1970 | 2,887 | #115 | 16 | #3,765 |
| 1969 | 2,773 | #116 | 22 | #2,865 |
| 1968 | 2,611 | #113 | 16 | #3,367 |
| 1967 | 2,815 | #110 | 16 | #3,244 |
| 1966 | 2,885 | #109 | 12 | #3,808 |
| 1965 | 3,154 | #106 | 13 | #3,611 |
| 1964 | 3,357 | #105 | 16 | #3,286 |
| 1963 | 3,125 | #117 | 14 | #3,513 |
| 1962 | 3,257 | #116 | 23 | #2,559 |
| 1961 | 3,313 | #117 | 20 | #2,777 |
| 1960 | 3,478 | #114 | 22 | #2,595 |
| 1959 | 3,549 | #114 | 26 | #2,250 |
| 1958 | 3,639 | #110 | 22 | #2,471 |
| 1957 | 4,011 | #99 | 17 | #2,850 |
| 1956 | 4,305 | #91 | 16 | #2,966 |
| 1955 | 4,551 | #86 | 11 | #3,644 |
| 1954 | 4,743 | #83 | 18 | #2,622 |
| 1953 | 4,865 | #80 | 11 | #3,545 |
| 1952 | 4,979 | #76 | 18 | #2,523 |
| 1951 | 4,984 | #78 | 12 | #3,167 |
| 1950 | 4,659 | #75 | 10 | #3,506 |
| 1949 | 4,747 | #70 | 11 | #3,255 |
| 1948 | 4,517 | #75 | 12 | #3,027 |
| 1947 | 4,637 | #78 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 4,231 | #75 | 13 | #2,782 |
| 1945 | 3,436 | #77 | 5 | #4,783 |
| 1944 | 3,583 | #73 | 10 | #3,007 |
| 1943 | 3,840 | #70 | 11 | #2,917 |
| 1942 | 3,738 | #68 | 9 | #3,263 |
| 1941 | 3,288 | #69 | 10 | #2,910 |
| 1940 | 3,096 | #68 | 5 | #4,590 |
| 1939 | 2,972 | #71 | 10 | #2,784 |
| 1938 | 2,935 | #71 | 12 | #2,484 |
| 1937 | 2,878 | #68 | 16 | #2,031 |
| 1936 | 2,817 | #70 | 13 | #2,314 |
| 1935 | 2,582 | #73 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 2,431 | #77 | 8 | #3,267 |
| 1933 | 2,321 | #78 | 11 | #2,596 |
| 1932 | 2,501 | #73 | 12 | #2,548 |
| 1931 | 2,471 | #73 | 13 | #2,348 |
| 1930 | 2,694 | #74 | 15 | #2,237 |
| 1929 | 2,813 | #67 | 20 | #1,849 |
| 1928 | 2,882 | #67 | 20 | #1,926 |
| 1927 | 3,048 | #64 | 22 | #1,839 |
| 1926 | 3,120 | #64 | 20 | #1,954 |
| 1925 | 3,088 | #65 | 16 | #2,319 |
| 1924 | 3,279 | #62 | 13 | #2,717 |
| 1923 | 3,278 | #60 | 14 | #2,515 |
| 1922 | 3,353 | #60 | 6 | #4,655 |
| 1921 | 3,376 | #61 | 22 | #1,887 |
| 1920 | 3,275 | #60 | 14 | #2,508 |
| 1919 | 2,932 | #64 | 6 | #4,464 |
| 1918 | 3,351 | #59 | 11 | #2,887 |
| 1917 | 3,455 | #51 | 8 | #3,473 |
| 1916 | 3,325 | #52 | 15 | #2,174 |
| 1915 | 3,159 | #52 | 7 | #3,567 |
| 1914 | 2,415 | #52 | 8 | #2,734 |
| 1913 | 1,996 | #49 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 1,564 | #51 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 802 | #52 | 6 | #2,294 |
| 1910 | 543 | #69 | 5 | #2,549 |
| 1909 | 477 | #64 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 438 | #68 | 5 | #2,235 |
| 1907 | 410 | #68 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 377 | #67 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 381 | #67 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 390 | #63 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 341 | #63 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 330 | #70 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 336 | #60 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 420 | #64 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 350 | #55 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 368 | #60 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 369 | #56 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 381 | #57 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 406 | #54 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 413 | #54 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 432 | #47 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 453 | #48 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 412 | #44 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 410 | #43 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 451 | #44 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 496 | #42 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 464 | #37 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 461 | #40 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 466 | #37 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 454 | #42 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 438 | #37 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 457 | #37 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 433 | #36 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 483 | #33 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Frederick reached #33 in 1880. As a girl name, it reached #1,839 in 1927. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Frederick
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.