girl's name

Fredericka

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 4
  • Letters 10
  • Births on record 1,962

Fredericka is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 2004 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1947, when 40 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1881.
  • 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.

Fredericka over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2004, not a full ten years.

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Births named Fredericka by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 62
1890s 75
1900s 58
1910s 154
1920s 148
1930s 186
1940s 321
1950s 225
1960s 194
1970s 197
1980s 172
1990s 143
2000s (to 2004) 22

How popular is Fredericka?

In 2004, Fredericka was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Fredericka is used

France #4,617 5 in 1999
United States #13,944 7 in 2004

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Fredericka

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Fredericka also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Fredericka over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Fredericka

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Fredericka — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Fredericka

How popular is the name Fredericka?

In 2004, Fredericka was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Fredericka a girl's or a boy's name?

Fredericka is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Fredericka?

Fredericka has 4 syllables.

When was Fredericka most popular?

Fredericka peaked in 1947, when 40 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.