Given name
Frederika
“a peaceful ruler”
Frederika is a variant of Frederica. In German use, Frederica carries the interpretation “a peaceful ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Frederika is a variant of Frederica. In German use, Frederica carries the interpretation “a peaceful ruler.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Frederika through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 73
- 0 boys · 73 girls
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1976. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 283 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Frederika’s family of names
Frederika has a related form in Frederica.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 16
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Frederika
- Frederika Alexis CullIndonesian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholderborn 1999
- Mien van Wulfften PaltheDutch feminist and peace activist (1875–1960)
- Frederika of OldenburgGermanic duchess 1820-1891
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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