Given name & surname
Fredric
“a peaceful ruler”
Fredric is a variant of Frederick. One German interpretation is “a peaceful ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Fredric is a variant of Frederick. One German interpretation is “a peaceful ruler.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Fredric is a variant 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 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Fredric through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,395
- 8,395 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 223 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #5,946 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +3%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,946 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 2.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 223 in 1947. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,962 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 84,975 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Fredric’s family of names
Fredric has a related form in Frederick. In Swedish usage, Fredric has a conventional equivalent in the German form Friedrich. In French usage, Fredric has a related form in Frédéric.
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Around the world
Fredric has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Fredric
- Fredric MarchAmerican actor (1897–1975)
- Fredric JamesonAmerican academic and literary critic (1934–2024)
- Fredric BrownAmerican novelist, short story author (1906–1972)
- Fredric LehneAmerican actorborn 1959
- Fredric WerthamGerman-American psychiatrist (1895-1981)
- Fredric PetterssonSwedish handball playerborn 1989
- Fredric LundqvistSwedish footballerborn 1976
- Fredric Hopeart director (1900-1937)
- Fredric SteinkampAmerican film editor (1928-2002)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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