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How popular is the name Frederick?
Births per year, rank history and how many Fredericks are alive today.
Frederick (male) is currently the 55th most popular boys' name in England and Wales, with 964 babies given the name in 2024. The name peaked in 1904, when around 15,900 babies were given the name, the 8th most popular that year. Frederick's popularity is double-peaked: strongest in the 1910s, having dropped out of the published rankings in between, with a second wave in the early 2020s. Numbers have been stable in recent years. At least 63,000 babies have been named Frederick in England and Wales since 1904. Figures before 1996 are estimates. Common short forms of Frederick include Freddie, Fred and Freddy.
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 22 and 80, and there are at least 65,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 19% chance that at least one of them will be called Frederick.
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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 Frederick most popular?
Frederick peaked in 1904, when around 15,900 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Frederick?
At least 65,000 people named Frederick born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Frederick?
Most living Fredericks are between 22 and 80; the most common age is about 6. There is a second cluster around 84.
Is Frederick becoming more or less popular?
Recovering: it has climbed back after a dip in the rankings.