Fedrick
A masculine name of German origin meaning "peaceful ruler".
Name Census estimates that about 65 living Americans carry the first name Fedrick. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Fedrick today is around 41 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Fedrick births was 2006 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Fedrick. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Fedrick. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
65
~ 1 in 5,273,144 Americans
Peak year
2006
9 babies that year
Average age
41
years old
2016 SSA rank
#12,829
Tracked since 1936
Census
Fedrick in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 208 people with the first name Fedrick, which placed it at #37,486 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#37,486
National first-name rank
People counted
208
208 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
58.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Fedrick
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Fedrick is Black at 58.2%. The next largest groups are White (18.8%) and Hispanic (13.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Fedrick described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Fedrick at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American58.2% · 121
- White18.8% · 39
- Hispanic or Latino13.5% · 28
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.8% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.9% · 6
- Two or more races1.9% · 4
Popularity
Fedrick: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Fedrick from the 1930s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 38 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Fedrick by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Fedrick during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Fedrick
The name Fedrick has its roots in the Germanic language family, originating from the Old High German name "Friderich" or "Fridurīc." This name is composed of two elements: "fridu," meaning "peace," and "rīc," meaning "ruler" or "powerful." The name can be traced back to the 8th century AD, during the Carolingian Renaissance period in Europe.
In its early form, the name was popular among the Frankish nobility and aristocracy. It gained widespread recognition and usage across various regions of Europe, including present-day Germany, France, and the Low Countries. Over time, the name evolved into different spellings and variations, such as Frederick, Friedrich, and Frederic, among others.
One of the earliest notable historical figures bearing the name Fedrick was Fredrick I, also known as Frederick Barbarossa (c. 1122-1190). He was a German king and Holy Roman Emperor who ruled during the 12th century and played a significant role in the Crusades and the consolidation of imperial power in Europe.
Another prominent figure was Fedrick II, also known as Frederick II (1194-1250), who was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 until his death. He was renowned for his intellectual pursuits, patronage of the arts and sciences, and his efforts to centralize imperial authority in Italy and Germany.
In the realm of literature, Fedrick Nietzsche (1844-1900) stands out as a highly influential German philosopher, cultural critic, and poet. His works, such as "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" and "Beyond Good and Evil," had a profound impact on modern intellectual thought and existentialism.
The name Fedrick also has a connection to the arts, exemplified by Fedrick Chopin (1810-1849), a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era. His works, including preludes, etudes, and nocturnes, are considered masterpieces of the Romantic period and are widely performed and admired.
In the field of science, Fedrick Sanger (1918-2013) was a British biochemist and a two-time Nobel Prize winner. He is renowned for his pioneering work in determining the structure of proteins and the sequence of nucleic acids, laying the foundation for modern molecular biology and genomics.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals who bore the name Fedrick throughout history, showcasing its enduring presence and significance across various disciplines and cultures.
People
Fedrick + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Fedrick as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with F
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Fedrick: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fedrick?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 65 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Fedrick going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 5,273,144 US residents.
Is Fedrick a common name?
We classify Fedrick as "Very Rare". It ranks above 58.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 72 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Fedrick most popular?
The single biggest year for Fedrick was 2006, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Fedrick is about 41 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Fedrick in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 208 people with the name Fedrick, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #37,486 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Fedrick in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Fedrick?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Fedrick leans strongly male. 210 people counted with this name were male (98.6%), compared with 3 female bearers (1.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Fedrick?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Fedrick is Black at 58.2%. The next largest groups are White (18.8%) and Hispanic (13.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Fedrick most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Fedrick in the 2020 Census, accounting for 58.2% (121 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Fedrick in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Fedrick a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Fedrick in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Fedrick still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Fedrick in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Fedrick can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Fedrick?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.