boy's name
Fredrik
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 983
Ireland
#839
2017 births
Fredrik is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2020, when 28 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 195,046 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1924.
Fredrik over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1930s | 10 |
| 1940s | 22 |
| 1950s | 51 |
| 1960s | 64 |
| 1970s | 28 |
| 1980s | 16 |
| 1990s | 36 |
| 2000s | 48 |
| 2010s | 125 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 120 |
How popular is Fredrik?
In 2025, Fredrik was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Fredrik is used
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 Fredrik
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Fredrik also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Fredrik over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Fredrik in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Fredrik
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Fredrik — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Fredrik
How popular is the name Fredrik?
In 2025, Fredrik was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Fredrik a girl's or a boy's name?
Fredrik is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Fredrik most popular?
Fredrik peaked in 2020, when 28 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Fredrik a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Fredrik currently ranks #2,000 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.