Given name & surname
Fritzi
“a peaceful ruler”
Fritzi is a variant of Fritz. In German use, Fritz carries the interpretation “a peaceful ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Fritzi is a variant of Fritz. In German use, Fritz carries the interpretation “a peaceful ruler.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In German use, Fritzi is used as an affectionate form of Friederike.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1907. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Fritzi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 285
- 0 boys · 285 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 13 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 9 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 291 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.
Fritzi’s family of names
In German usage, Fritzi is a diminutive of Fritz. Fritzi has a related form in Frederica. Fritzi has a related form in Fritz.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Fritzi
- Fritzi BurgerAustrian figure skater1910–1999
- Fritzi HaberlandtGerman actressborn 1975
- Fritzi SchwinglAustrian Canoe racer1921–2016
- Fritzi RidgewayAmerican actress (1898–1961)
- Fritzi Massarysinger (1882-1969)
- Fritzi BrunetteAmerican movie actress (1890-1943)
- Fritzi ScheffAustrian-American opera singer and actress (1879-1954)
- Fritzi LöwyOlympic swimmer (1910-1994)
- Françoise BraunerFrench-Austrian pediatrician and child psychiatrist (1911-2000)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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