boy's name

Frederico

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 4
  • Letters 9
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 1,604

Frederico is a boy's name with 4 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 1959, when 21 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1914.
  • 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.

Frederico over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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Births named Frederico by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 17
1920s 66
1930s 82
1940s 63
1950s 149
1960s 131
1970s 156
1980s 140
1990s 96
2000s 90
2010s 64
2020s (to 2024) 35

How popular is Frederico?

In 2024, Frederico was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Frederico is used

England & Wales #2,615 9 in 2025
France #6,424 5 in 2025
United States #9,721 8 in 2024

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.

How Frederico is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Frédérico Frédérico is Frederico written with an acute accent in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #1,897 in France, against #6,424 for Frederico. 10

Names that peaked alongside Frederico

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

Parents who like Frederico also like

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

Sibling names for Frederico

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

Common questions about Frederico

How popular is the name Frederico?

In 2024, Frederico was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Frederico is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Frederico?

Frederico has 4 syllables.

When was Frederico most popular?

Frederico peaked in 1959, when 21 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Frederico a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Frederico currently ranks #2,615 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.