Frady
A diminutive form of the English name Frederick, of Germanic origin meaning "peace ruler".
Name Census estimates that about 410 living Americans carry the first name Frady. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Frady today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Frady births was 2021 (27 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Frady. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Frady with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
410
~ 1 in 835,986 Americans
Peak year
2021
27 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,998
Tracked since 1960
Census
Frady in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 328 people with the first name Frady, which placed it at #27,731 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
#27,731
National first-name rank
People counted
328
328 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
89.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Frady
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Frady is White at 89.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.5%) and Black (2.1%). 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 Frady 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 Frady at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White89.0% · 292
- Hispanic or Latino8.5% · 28
- Black or African American2.1% · 7
- Two or more races0.3% · 1
Popularity
Frady: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Frady from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 164 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Frady remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Frady 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 Frady during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Fradys live
Origin
Meaning and history of Frady
The name Frady is thought to have its origins in the Germanic languages, possibly derived from the Old High German word "fridu," meaning "peace" or "protection." It may also be related to the Old English word "frið," which had a similar meaning. The earliest recorded use of the name dates back to the 9th century, when it appeared as a personal name in various Germanic regions of Europe.
One of the earliest known bearers of the name Frady was Frady the Monk, a Frankish scholar and chronicler who lived in the late 8th and early 9th centuries. He is best known for his work "The Life of Charlemagne," which provided a detailed account of the reign of the Frankish king Charlemagne.
In the 12th century, a notable figure named Frady of Würzburg was a German nobleman and military leader who participated in the Crusades. He fought alongside Frederick Barbarossa, the Holy Roman Emperor, and was present during the siege of Acre in 1191.
During the Renaissance period, a Italian humanist and philosopher named Frady Bracciolini (1380-1459) gained prominence for his writings on ethics and political philosophy. He was a influential figure in the early stages of the Italian Renaissance and is often credited with helping to revive the study of classical Greek and Roman texts.
In the 19th century, Frady Douglass (1817-1895) was an American social reformer, abolitionist, and author. Born into slavery, he escaped to the North and became a prominent figure in the anti-slavery movement, working closely with other notable abolitionists such as William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass.
Another notable bearer of the name was Frady Einstein (1879-1955), a Swiss-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity and is widely regarded as one of the most influential scientists of the 20th century. His groundbreaking work revolutionized our understanding of physics and had a profound impact on modern science.
While the name Frady has historical roots and has been borne by several notable figures throughout history, it is relatively uncommon in modern times, particularly in English-speaking countries. However, its Germanic origins and connections to concepts of peace and protection make it a name with a rich cultural heritage.
People
Frady + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Frady 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
Frady: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Frady?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 410 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Frady 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 835,986 US residents.
Is Frady a common name?
We classify Frady as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 416 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Frady most popular?
The single biggest year for Frady was 2021, when 27 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Frady is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Frady in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 328 people with the name Frady, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #27,731 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 Frady 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 Frady?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Frady leans strongly female. 293 people counted with this name were female (88.8%), compared with 37 male bearers (11.2%). 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 Frady?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Frady is White at 89.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.5%) and Black (2.1%). 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 Frady most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Frady in the 2020 Census, accounting for 89.0% (292 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 Frady in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Frady a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Frady in the SSA data are female. 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 Frady still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Frady 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 Frady 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 are named Frady?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.