Masterpiece Generator Name Generator
How popular is the name Fred?
Births per year, rank history and how many Freds are alive today.
Fred (male) is a shortened form of the name Frederick. Although Fred itself was given to 65 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 593rd as a registered name), most Freds are registered as Frederick, which ranked 52nd in 2025 with 954 babies.
Most people called Fred are registered as Frederick, and share that name's profile: the Frederick you are most likely to meet is around 6 years old - or else around 84: the name has two living generations. Half of all Fredericks born in England and Wales are between 20 and 79, and there are at least 68,000 of them alive today. Only some Fredericks go by Fred.
How many babies are named Fred or Frederick each year?
Combined registrations of Frederick, Fred. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Frederick rank as a registered name?
Where does Fred rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Fred short for Frederick?
Yes - Fred is a shortened form of Frederick. Freds are usually registered as Frederick at birth.
When was the name Fred most popular?
The full name Frederick peaked in 1904, when around 15,900 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Fred itself peaked as a registered name in 1904, with 3,389 babies.
How many people are called Fred?
There's no official count of people who go by Fred, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 68,000 people registered as Frederick born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Fred.
How old is the typical Fred?
Most people called Fred are registered as Frederick. Most living Fredericks are between 20 and 79; the most common age is about 6. There is a second cluster around 84.
Is Fred becoming more or less popular?
Broadly steady in recent years.