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How popular is the name Frederic?
Births per year, rank history and how many Frederics are alive today.
Frederic (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Frederick in England and Wales, ranked 1307th in 2025 and given to 21 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2008, when 48 babies were given the name, the 640th most popular that year. It has declined since 2008; the 2025 figure is roughly 44% of its peak. Common short forms of Frederic include Freddie and Freddy.
Across all spellings of the name, 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 21 and 80, and there are at least 67,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 20% chance that at least one of them will be called Frederick.
How many babies are named Frederic each year?
Includes all spellings: Frederic, Frederick. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Frederic spelling rank?
Where does the Frederick spelling rank?
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
When was the name Frederic most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Frederick, peaked in 1904, when around 15,900 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Frederic spelling itself peaked in 2008, with 48 babies.
How many people are called Frederic?
At least 67,000 people named Frederic in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Frederic?
Most living Frederics are between 21 and 80; the most common age is about 6. There is a second cluster around 84.
Is Frederic becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1904 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.