Given name & surname
Fredrick
“a peaceful ruler”
Fredrick is a variant of Frederick. One German interpretation is “a peaceful ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Fredrick is a variant of Frederick. One German interpretation is “a peaceful ruler.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Fredrick 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 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Fredrick through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 64,782
- 64,527 boys · 255 girls
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 1,346 babies
- 2025
- 94
- #1,736 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 94 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,736 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 11.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,341 in 1953. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 32,686 as a first name in 2020; 5,828 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.
Fredrick’s family of names
Fredrick has a related form in Frederick.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Fredrick
- Freddie GibbsAmerican rapper from Indianaborn 1982
- Fred HoibergAmerican basketball player and coachborn 1972
- Fredrick FederleySwedish politician and MEP for the Center Party 2014-2020born 1978
- Fred WaringAmerican musician (1900–1984)
- Fredrick ChienTaiwanese politicianborn 1935
- Fredrick BrennanAmerican software developer and type designer (1994–2026)
- Kenneth HareCanadian geographer and climatologist (1919–2002)
- Ricky DavaoFilipino actor and director (1961-2025)
- Fredrick Ogechi OkwaraNigerian footballerborn 1989
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Fredrick, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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