Fredd
A masculine given name of German origin meaning "peaceful ruler".
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Fredd. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Fredd today is around 5 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Fredd births was 2021 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Fredd. 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 Fredd. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
2021
5 babies that year
Average age
5
years old
2021 SSA rank
#12,740
Tracked since 2021
Census
Fredd in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 128 people with the first name Fredd, which placed it at #49,019 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
#49,019
National first-name rank
People counted
128
128 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
42.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Fredd
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Fredd is Hispanic at 42.2%. The next largest groups are White (41.4%) and Black (15.6%). 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 Fredd 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 Fredd at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino42.2% · 54
- White41.4% · 53
- Black or African American15.6% · 20
- Two or more races0.8% · 1
Popularity
Fredd: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Fredd 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 Fredd during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Fredd
The name Fredd is a variant of the more common name Fred, which has its origins in the Old English word "fridu" or "frithu," meaning peace. It was initially used as a short form of the Germanic name Fredaric or Frederic, which combined "frid" (peace) and "ric" (ruler or power). This name was popular among the Anglo-Saxons and was later introduced to continental Europe by the Normans after their conquest of England in 1066.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Fredd dates back to the 9th century, when a Frankish nobleman named Fredd was mentioned in the Annales Fuldenses, a historical chronicle written by the monks of the Fulda monastery in present-day Germany. The name gained prominence during the Middle Ages, particularly in England and other parts of Europe.
Notable historical figures with the name Fredd include Fredd the Younger, an Anglo-Saxon nobleman and military leader who fought against the Danish invaders in the late 9th century. He is mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a contemporary historical record of events in England.
In the 12th century, a monk named Fredd of Amiens was a renowned scholar and theologian who wrote extensively on the Bible and Christian doctrine. His works were widely read and studied in medieval universities and monasteries across Europe.
During the Renaissance period, Fredd Barbarossa, also known as Frederick I, was a powerful Holy Roman Emperor who reigned from 1155 to 1190. He was a prominent figure in the Third Crusade and is remembered for his military campaigns in Italy and the Holy Land.
In the 17th century, Fredd Hendrick, a Dutch explorer and navigator, made significant contributions to cartography and exploration. He led several expeditions to the East Indies and was instrumental in mapping and charting the coastlines of Australia and New Zealand.
Another notable figure with the name Fredd was Fredd Douglass, a prominent African-American social reformer, abolitionist, and statesman who lived from 1818 to 1895. He was a powerful orator and writer, and his autobiographical works, such as "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave," shed light on the harsh realities of slavery in the United States.
People
Fredd + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Fredd 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
Fredd: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fredd?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Fredd 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 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Fredd a common name?
We classify Fredd as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Fredd most popular?
The single biggest year for Fredd was 2021, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Fredd is about 5 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Fredd in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 128 people with the name Fredd, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #49,019 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 Fredd 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 Fredd?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Fredd leans strongly male. 130 people counted with this name were male (96.3%), compared with 5 female bearers (3.7%). 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 Fredd?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Fredd is Hispanic at 42.2%. The next largest groups are White (41.4%) and Black (15.6%). 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 Fredd most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Fredd in the 2020 Census, accounting for 42.2% (54 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 Fredd in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Fredd a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Fredd 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 Fredd still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Fredd 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 Fredd 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 common is the name Fredd?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Fredd at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.