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boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Frederik

Meaning peace king Gender Boy Rank 2025 #3,787 Trend ↑ Rising 44%

Frederick is a male given name meaning "peace king" or "peaceful ruler".

Rank 2025
#3,787
among boys · ↑1,338 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
29
named Frederik
How common
1 in 58,899
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
29 babies
All-time total
632
#6,855 all-time among boys
First recorded
1920
in Social Security records

Frederik popularity over time

632 babies have been named Frederik since 1920, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s 9 1 – #3,054
1930s – – – –
1940s 17 2 – #3,440
1950s 58 6 +241% #2,173
1960s 57 6 -2% #2,852
1970s 46 5 -19% #2,603
1980s 19 2 -59% #5,529
1990s 88 9 +363% #4,163
2000s 94 9 +7% #5,218
2010s 136 14 +45% #5,037
2020s (to 2025) 108 18 +32% #3,787

Where Frederik is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 31 0.02 outside top 500
2027 32 0.02 outside top 500
2028 34 0.02 outside top 500
2029 35 0.02 outside top 500
2030 36 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Frederik

Frederik is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,787 in 2025 with 29 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1920, 632 American babies have been named Frederik. Its peak came in 2025, when 29 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Frederik stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Frederik?

The median living Frederik is about 21 years old; half are between 8 and 45. An estimated 600 people named Frederik are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Frederik year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 29 #3,787
2024 19 #5,125
2023 18 #5,317
2022 16 #5,701
2021 12 #6,839
2020 14 #6,074
2019 16 #5,645
2018 18 #5,165
2017 10 #7,769
2016 9 #8,364
2015 18 #5,129
2014 14 #6,094
2013 18 #5,037
2012 9 #8,384
2011 9 #8,291
2010 15 #5,828
2009 8 #9,262
2008 8 #9,264
2007 7 #10,125
2006 10 #7,607
2005 8 #8,541
2004 9 #7,741
2003 12 #5,995
2002 11 #6,224
2001 14 #5,218
2000 7 #8,488
1995 7 #7,254
1990 10 #5,125
1985 – –
1980 5 #6,588
1975 – –
1970 6 #4,419
1965 5 #4,101
1960 7 #3,458
1955 6 #3,647
1950 5 #3,868
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 9 #3,054
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Frederik

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Frederik Andersen Frederik Andersen Danish ice hockey player (born 1989) Contemporary
  2. 2 Frederik Pohl Frederik Pohl American science fiction writer and editor (1919–2013) Contemporary
  3. 3 Frederik Rønnow Frederik Rønnow Danish footballer (born 1992) Contemporary
  4. 4 Frederik Ruysch Frederik Ruysch 17/18th-century Dutch botanist and anatomist 1638–1731 · 17th century
  5. 5 Frederik Sørensen Frederik Sørensen Danish footballer (born 1992) Contemporary
  6. 6 Frederik van Eeden Frederik van Eeden Dutch writer and psychiatrist (1860–1932) 19th century
  7. 7 Frederik Nielsen Frederik Nielsen Danish tennis player b. 1983 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Frederik Ndoci Frederik Ndoci Albanian singer-songwriter b. 1960 · Contemporary
  9. 9 Frederik Magle Frederik Magle Danish composer, concert organist, and pianist (born 1977) Contemporary
  10. 10 Frederik Schram Frederik Schram Danish-Icelandic footballer (born 1995) Contemporary
  11. 11 Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark Topics referred to by the same term b. 1968 · Contemporary
  12. 12 Frederik Børsting Danish footballer (born 1995) Contemporary
  13. 13 Frederik Willems Frederik Willems Belgian cyclist b. 1979 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Frederik, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Frederik?

The median living Frederik is about 21 years old. Half of all living Frederiks are between 8 and 45 years old.

How many people named Frederik are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Frederik are alive in the United States, based on 632 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Frederik mean?

Frederick is a male given name meaning "peace king" or "peaceful ruler".

How popular is the name Frederik in 2025?

Frederik ranked #3,787 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 29 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Frederik?

632 babies have been named Frederik in the United States since 1920, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Frederik most popular?

Frederik peaked in 2025, when 29 newborns received the name.

Is Frederik a boy or girl name?

Frederik is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Frederik rising or falling?

Frederik is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Frederik become more popular?

Frederik is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 36 boys named Frederik in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Frederik?

Well-known people named Frederik include Frederik Andersen (hockey player), Frederik Pohl (writer), Frederik Rønnow (soccer player).

Names like Frederik

Names that sound and feel close to Frederik: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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