Fredrico
One meaning of the masculine given name Fredrico is "peaceful ruler".
Name Census estimates that about 180 living Americans carry the first name Fredrico. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Fredrico today is around 42 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Fredrico births was 1979 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Fredrico. 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
1979
17 babies that year
Average age
42
years old
2007 SSA rank
#12,972
Tracked since 1929
Popularity
Fredrico: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Fredrico from the 1920s through to the 2000s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 66 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1970s peak, Fredrico remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Fredrico 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 Fredrico 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 Fredrico
The name Fredrico is derived from the Germanic name Frederic, which is composed of the elements "frid" meaning peace and "ric" meaning ruler or power. It is likely that the name originated in the 6th century among the Franks, a Germanic tribe that inhabited modern-day France and parts of Germany.
The name Frederic or Frederick became popular throughout Western Europe during the Middle Ages, particularly after the reign of Frederick I Barbarossa, the Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 to 1190. Barbarossa was a powerful and influential ruler, and his name likely contributed to the widespread use of the name Frederick and its variants.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Fredrico can be found in the chronicles of the Italian city-state of Florence, where a nobleman named Fredrico di Montefeltro lived in the 13th century. Another notable figure was Fredrico Gonzaga, an Italian condottiero (military leader) who lived in the 15th century and served under various Italian rulers.
In the 16th century, the name Fredrico gained prominence in Spain, where it was sometimes spelled as Frederico. One of the most famous bearers of this name was Fredrico García Lorca, the renowned Spanish poet and playwright who was born in 1898 and tragically executed during the Spanish Civil War in 1936.
Other notable individuals named Fredrico include Fredrico Fellini, the celebrated Italian film director who was born in 1920 and won multiple Academy Awards for his iconic films such as "La Dolce Vita" and "Amarcord". Fredrico Barocci, an Italian Renaissance painter active in the late 16th century, was also a significant figure in the art world of his time.
In the realm of music, Fredrico Chopin, the Polish composer and virtuoso pianist born in 1810, left an indelible mark on the Romantic era with his masterful compositions for the piano. Another notable bearer of this name was Fredrico García Lorca, the Spanish poet and playwright mentioned earlier, who was a central figure of the Generation of '27 literary movement in Spain.
While the name Fredrico has its roots in Germanic languages, it has been adopted and adapted by various cultures throughout history, each adding their own unique twist and significance to this name that originally signified peace and power.
People
Fredrico + last name combinations
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Other names starting with F
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Fredrico: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fredrico?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 180 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Fredrico 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 Fredrico a common name?
We classify Fredrico 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, 196 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Fredrico most popular?
The single biggest year for Fredrico was 1979, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Fredrico is about 42 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Fredrico a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Fredrico 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.
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.