Given name & surname
Federico
“a peaceful ruler”
Federico is a form of Frederick. One German interpretation is “a peaceful ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Federico is a form of Frederick. One German interpretation is “a peaceful ruler.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Federico is a form of Frederick. An origin associated with Frederick is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1889. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Federico through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,976
- 8,971 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 148 babies
- 2025
- 73
- #2,043 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +20%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 73 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,043 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 19.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 148 in 1976. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (24). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 18,172 as a first name in 2020; 5,440 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Federico’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Federico has a diminutive in Rico. Federico shares a linguistic root with Frederick. In Italian usage, Federico has a conventional equivalent in the English form Fred.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Federico has relatives in 11 languages.
23 related names in 11 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 18
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Federico
- Federico FelliniItalian filmmaker (1920–1993)
- Federico García LorcaSpanish poet, dramatist and prose writer (1898–1936)
- Federico ValverdeUruguayan professional footballer (born 1998)
- Federico ChiesaItalian association football player (born 1997)
- Federico BernardeschiItalian association football playerborn 1994
- Federico BalzarettiItalian footballerborn 1981
- Federico FazioArgentine association football playerborn 1987
- Federico Franco49th President of Paraguayborn 1962
- Federico DimarcoItalian footballer (born 1997)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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