girl's name

Frederika

  • Origin Dutch
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 4
  • Letters 9
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 272

Frederika is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 1976 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Frederika is a name of Dutch origin.
  • Peaked in France in 1965, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1957.
  • 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.

Frederika over time

Births per decade in France, 1950s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2007, not a full ten years.

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Births named Frederika by decade in France
Decade Births
1950s 10
1960s 50
1970s 60
1980s 25
1990s 10
2000s (to 2007) 10

How popular is Frederika?

In 2007, Frederika was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Frederika is used

Canada #3,461 5 in 2007
France #6,108 5 in 2007
England & Wales #7,251 3 in 2025
United States #10,365 5 in 1976

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.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Frederika is spelled

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

Spelling What it is Births on record
Frédérika Frédérika is a rare spelling of Frederika, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. 5

Names that peaked alongside Frederika

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

Parents who like Frederika also like

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

Sibling names for Frederika

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

Common questions about Frederika

How popular is the name Frederika?

In 2007, Frederika was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

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

Frederika is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Frederika?

Frederika has 4 syllables.

When was Frederika most popular?

Frederika peaked in 1965, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Frederika a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Frederika currently ranks #7,251 in France. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.