Freddie

#7,491 for girls in 2025, 14 births · #1,509 for boys in 2025, 116 births
Given to boys 87.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1938 · 1,309 births
Debut · boys
9 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
73,315
since 1880

Freddie over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #413, 1937peak #132, 1938girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#7,49114#1,509116
2024#7,25115#1,95780
2023#9,61610#1,99976
2022#8,54212#1,98177
2021#11,1468#2,17365
2020#8,40612#1,74388
2019#1,614102
2018#11,4278#1,73389
2017#1,88377
2016#14,3316#1,78885
2015#1,79084
2014#1,81282
2013#1,420117
2012#1,466110
2011#1,57798
2010#1,536105
2009#1,309133
2008#17,5045#1,233141
2007#1,405116
2006#1,194140
2005#1,155138
2004#1,191129
2003#975164
2002#15,4325#976161
2001#15,3525#921169
2000#932163
1999#12,6886#855177
1998#12,4266#829178
1997#747201
1996#11,8076#756197
1995#10,5147#757203
1994#702220
1993#5,95515#639262
1992#8,7349#615281
1991#7,43011#605282
1990#10,1937#575310
1989#8,7618#555302
1988#9,2447#514319
1987#6,33511#487330
1986#7,1349#453369
1985#10,6775#453355
1984#6,8109#428379
1983#5,45712#403409
1982#5,20913#407416
1981#3,43624#369473
1980#4,97814#361490
1979#9,0106#368469
1978#3,09825#355475
1977#3,17624#347517
1976#3,81217#342504
1975#4,85412#324548
1974#4,45913#333525
1973#4,15514#317555
1972#3,17720#308593
1971#3,94315#320586
1970#3,43518#305656
1969#2,25432#294663
1968#2,70822#273721
1967#2,07932#261767
1966#1,71543#256800
1965#1,88737#255845
1964#1,78143#255904
1963#1,78742#250915
1962#1,47657#2401,038
1961#1,55353#2351,144
1960#1,29472#2271,219
1959#1,14587#2201,246
1958#961115#2111,266
1957#1,041101#2021,340
1956#850136#1961,423
1955#809143#1861,426
1954#806136#1791,491
1953#733154#1711,548
1952#699164#1771,490
1951#645183#1651,560
1950#611188#1551,615
1949#597193#1521,673
1948#548228#1521,708
1947#555234#1531,724
1946#537217#1511,591
1945#456243#1451,427
1944#439268#1381,515
1943#463256#1431,495
1942#445271#1401,514
1941#440240#1381,412
1940#449231#1381,318
1939#457213#1381,237
1938#449223#1321,309
1937#413245#1341,165
1936#431225#1341,195
1935#419238#1451,082
1934#434225#152988
1933#437217#156925
1932#457205#166909
1931#447206#171805
1930#481193#171841
1929#433230#172822
1928#468217#191744
1927#443241#198713
1926#497196#198708
1925#473214#213647
1924#485206#227592
1923#504190#233570
1922#519182#253496
1921#544170#251497
1920#576155#258452
1919#540162#254437
1918#606138#277371
1917#572138#271354
1916#599126#276340
1915#644105#304283
1914#62485#298231
1913#64564#307167
1912#66357#296146
1911#76632#257100
1910#57651#24695
1909#59442#25476
1908#62937#24872
1907#71028#23974
1906#71626#27951
1905#66428#29546
1904#61231#32039
1903#73421#27845
1902#79719#31238
1901#63025#33429
1900#58935#25663
1899#68021#36225
1898#71921#45220
1897#78616#33930
1896#55330#46219
1895#78816#39024
1894#56826#33628
1893#86512#43518
1892#63820#7928
1891#1,0068#49713
1890#87210#6679
1889#1,2795#54912
1888#9598#8157
1887#69311#7527
1886#9936#49114
1885#57711
1884#8517#7018
1883#7996
1882
1881#5959
1880#7386#6409
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Freddie was already there! It came in at #640, and was given to 9 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1882, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Freddie is popular in 1976

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #311 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 2,801 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #274 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,778 boysMINew York: #322 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 3,034 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #301 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,468 boysINOhio: #335 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,404 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedPANew Jersey: #455 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,784 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #325 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 2,601 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedUTColorado: #379 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,757 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #414 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,500 boysMOKentucky: #222 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,902 boysKYWest Virginia: #181 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,468 boysWVVirginia: #301 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,774 boysVAMaryland: #320 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,368 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #184 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 854 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #202 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,349 boysARTennessee: #244 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,985 boysTNNorth Carolina: #249 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,907 boysNCSouth Carolina: #204 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,245 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #232 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,737 boysOKLouisiana: #244 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,382 boysLAMississippi: #154 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 785 boysMSAlabama: #280 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,285 boysALGeorgia: #226 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,548 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Freddie, so not publishedHITexas: #350 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 2,561 boysTXFlorida: #247 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,685 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#154 · 1 in 785
  2. West Virginia#181 · 1 in 1,468
  3. New Mexico#184 · 1 in 854
  4. Arkansas#202 · 1 in 1,349
  5. South Carolina#204 · 1 in 1,245

Best ever in a state: #39 in Arkansas, 1949.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#154231 in 785
West Virginia#18191 in 1,468
New Mexico#184111 in 854
Arkansas#202111 in 1,349
South Carolina#204161 in 1,245
Kentucky#222141 in 1,902
Georgia#226231 in 1,548
Oklahoma#232111 in 1,737
Louisiana#244221 in 1,382
Tennessee#244151 in 1,985
Florida#247281 in 1,685
North Carolina#249191 in 1,907
Michigan#274221 in 2,778
Alabama#280111 in 2,285
Indiana#301111 in 3,468
Virginia#301111 in 2,774
Illinois#311281 in 2,801
Maryland#32061 in 3,368
New York#322371 in 3,034
California#325611 in 2,601
Ohio#335171 in 4,404
Texas#350421 in 2,561
Colorado#37951 in 3,757
Missouri#41461 in 5,500
New Jersey#45571 in 5,784
Alaska
Arizona
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Freddie
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 448 spots since 2024 (#1,957#1,509)
  • 234 spots since 2020 (#1,743#1,509)
  • 281 spots since 2015 (#1,790#1,509)
  • Biggest jump: 357 spots in 1893 (#792#435)
  • Biggest drop: 295 spots in 1892 (#497#792)
Rise & fade · boys
58 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1938 at #132 (1,309 births)
  • Births halved by 1971, 33 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 123 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 123 yrs · run 1883–2003
Share of babies · boys
1 in 847
  • Highest: 1 in 847 boys born in 1938 were named Freddie (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 14,725 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1940s
  • 21.0% of all boys named Freddie (15,377) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1899
  • Mostly girls until 1898, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s83#491 (1886)#658
1890s194#336 (1894)#473
1900s533#239 (1907)#282
1910s2,524#246 (1910)#279
1920s6,241#172 (1929)#219
1930s10,456#132 (1938)#150
1940s15,377#138 (1944)#145
1950s14,405#155 (1950)#186
1960s9,016#227 (1960)#255
1970s5,428#305 (1970)#332
1980s3,842#361 (1980)#443
1990s2,311#575 (1990)#708
2000s1,454#921 (2001)#1,129
2010s949#1,420 (2013)#1,662
2020s502#1,509 (2025)#1,894

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Freddie in 1976

girls
#3,812
17 births · 1 in 86,182 girls
boys
#342
504 births · 1 in 3,113 boys

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #3,812Freddie17

Top boys' names in 1976

  1. #1Michael66,915
  2. #2Jason52,643
  3. #3Christopher45,190
  4. #4David39,265
  5. #5James38,294
  6. #6John33,976
  7. #7Robert33,789
  8. #8Brian30,517
  9. #9Matthew29,951
  10. #10Daniel24,702
  11. #342Freddie504
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 86,182 of them was named Freddie, which outranked 65.1% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Freddie
  1. #3,678Trica18
  2. #3,678Viki18
  3. #3,678Zinnia18
  4. #3,812Freddie17
  5. #3,812Adell17
  6. #3,812Adella17
  7. #3,812Albertina17
  8. #3,963Adrea16
  9. #3,963Adrien16
  10. #3,963Aislinn16

Tied with 150 names at #3,812; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. 3,548Rhiannon#4,141#593
  2. 3,533Mackenzie#4,370#837
  3. 3,060Khalilah#3,774#714
  4. 1,663Kenisha#2,612#949
  5. 1,455Latoria#2,411#956
Fallers
  1. 821Nyree#926#1,747
  2. 668Syreeta#778#1,446
  3. 505Cher#994#1,499
  4. 398Kandice#957#1,355
  5. 370Racquel#973#1,343

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 3,113 of them was named Freddie, which outranked 94.7% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Freddie
  1. #339Guy507
  2. #339Jimmie507
  3. #341Bret505
  4. #342Freddie504
  5. #343Allan503
  6. #344Terrell502
  7. #345Rudy499
Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. 3,506Seneca#4,309#803
  2. 1,165Jameel#2,134#969
  3. 712Delvin#1,658#946
  4. 567Jerimy#1,530#963
  5. 510Jamaal#1,042#532
Fallers
  1. 1,113Santino#1,000#2,113
  2. 511Carnell#900#1,411
  3. 453Nakia#337#790
  4. 395Charlton#938#1,333
  5. 376Benjiman#970#1,346

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1976