Fredick
Germanized form of the masculine given name Frederick, meaning "peaceful ruler".
Name Census estimates that about 180 living Americans carry the first name Fredick. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Fredick today is around 64 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Fredick births was 1973 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Fredick. 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.
People living today
180
~ 1 in 1,904,191 Americans
Peak year
1973
11 babies that year
Average age
64
years old
1989 SSA rank
#8,321
Tracked since 1916
Census
Fredick in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 285 people with the first name Fredick, which placed it at #30,528 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
#30,528
National first-name rank
People counted
285
285 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
50.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Fredick
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Fredick is Black at 50.5%. The next largest groups are White (37.5%) and Hispanic (7.7%). 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 Fredick 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 Fredick at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American50.5% · 144
- White37.5% · 107
- Hispanic or Latino7.7% · 22
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.5% · 7
- Two or more races1.8% · 5
Popularity
Fredick: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Fredick from the 1910s through to the 1980s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 53 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1970s peak, Fredick remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Fredick 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 Fredick 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 Fredick
The name Fredick is derived from the Germanic root word "frid," which means peace or tranquility. It is believed to have originated in the 5th or 6th century AD among the Frankish tribes of present-day Germany and France.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Fredick can be found in the 9th century AD, referring to Frederick I, also known as Frederick the Strong, who was the Count of Barcelona and the King of Navarre from 812 to 834 AD. He played a crucial role in the consolidation of the Carolingian Empire under Charlemagne.
Another notable figure bearing the name Fredick was Frederick II, who was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 to 1250 AD. He was also known as Frederick the Great and was a renowned military leader, philosopher, and patron of the arts and sciences during the Renaissance period.
In the 13th century, the name Fredick gained popularity in England, where it was sometimes spelled as Fredrick or Frederic. One of the most famous English figures with this name was Frederick III, better known as Frederick the Wise, who was the Elector of Saxony from 1486 to 1525 AD. He played a significant role in the Protestant Reformation and was a patron of Martin Luther.
Another noteworthy figure was Frederick the Great, who was the King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786 AD. He was a brilliant military strategist and a patron of the Enlightenment, known for his contributions to the arts, philosophy, and the advancement of the Prussian state.
In the 19th century, the name Fredick became more widely used across Europe and North America. One of the most famous individuals with this name was Frederick Douglass, an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who played a significant role in the anti-slavery movement in the United States.
People
Fredick + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Fredick 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
Fredick: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fredick?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 180 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Fredick 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 1,904,191 US residents.
Is Fredick a common name?
We classify Fredick as "Very Rare". It ranks above 72.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 303 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Fredick most popular?
The single biggest year for Fredick was 1973, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Fredick is about 64 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Fredick in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 285 people with the name Fredick, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #30,528 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 Fredick 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 Fredick?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Fredick appears almost entirely male. Of the 284 people counted with this name, 99.6% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Fredick?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Fredick is Black at 50.5%. The next largest groups are White (37.5%) and Hispanic (7.7%). 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 Fredick most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Fredick in the 2020 Census, accounting for 50.5% (144 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 Fredick in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Fredick a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Fredick 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 Fredick still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Fredick 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 Fredick 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 share the name Fredick?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.