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How popular is the name Fritz?
Births per year, rank history and how many Fritzes are alive today.
Fritz (male) is a shortened form of the name Frederick (and sometimes of Freddie). Fritz itself was last registered for 4 babies in 2014; most Fritzes are registered as Frederick, which ranked 52nd in 2025 with 954 babies.
Most people called Fritz 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 21 and 80, and there are at least 66,000 of them alive today. Only some Fredericks go by Fritz.
How many babies are named Fritz or Frederick each year?
Combined registrations of Frederick, Fritz. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Frederick rank as a registered name?
Where does Fritz 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 Fritz short for Frederick?
Yes - Fritz is a shortened form of Frederick. It is also used for Freddie. Fritzes are usually registered as Frederick at birth.
When was the name Fritz most popular?
The full name Frederick peaked in 1904, when around 15,900 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Fritz itself peaked as a registered name in 2014, with 4 babies.
How many people are called Fritz?
There's no official count of people who go by Fritz, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 66,000 people registered as Frederick born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Fritz.
How old is the typical Fritz?
Most people called Fritz are registered as Frederick. Most living Fredericks are between 21 and 80; the most common age is about 6. There is a second cluster around 84.
Is Fritz becoming more or less popular?
Broadly steady in recent years.