Fredy
A masculine German name, a variant of Frederick, meaning "peaceful ruler".
Name Census estimates that about 4,538 living Americans carry the first name Fredy. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Fredy today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Fredy births was 2005 (191 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Fredy. 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
4.5K
~ 1 in 75,530 Americans
Peak year
2005
191 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,834
Tracked since 1919
Census
Fredy in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 12,786 people with the first name Fredy, which placed it at #2,102 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
#2,102
National first-name rank
People counted
13K
12,786 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
4.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
95.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Fredy
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Fredy is Hispanic at 95.4%. The next largest groups are White (2.6%) and Black (0.9%). 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 Fredy 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 Fredy at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino95.4% · 12,203
- White2.6% · 333
- Black or African American0.9% · 114
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 114
- Two or more races0.1% · 19
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.0% · 3
Popularity
Fredy: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Fredy from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 1,452 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Fredy 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 Fredy during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Fredys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 19 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Fredy, while Utah, Pennsylvania, Nevada recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 157 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Fredy
The name Fredy is a variant of the Germanic nameFred, which is derived from the Old English word "frið," meaning peace, and the suffix "-ric," meaning ruler or power. The name was widespread among the Anglo-Saxons and was popular during the Middle Ages.
The earliest recorded use of the name Fredy dates back to the 9th century, when a Frankish nobleman named Fredy was mentioned in the Annales Regni Francorum, a chronicle of the Carolingian dynasty. Another early record of the name can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which listed a landowner named Fredy in Wiltshire, England.
One of the most famous historical figures with the name Fredy was Fredy of Strasbourg, a 12th-century German priest and writer who authored several theological works. He was born around 1130 and died in 1200.
Another notable bearer of the name was Fredy Hirsch, an Austrian chess player who was active in the late 19th century. He was born in 1863 and died in 1922.
In the realm of literature, Fredy is the name of a character in the novel "The Sorrows of Young Werther" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, published in 1774. This character was a young man who served as a foil to the main protagonist, Werther.
Moving to more modern times, Fredy Montero is a Colombian professional soccer player who currently plays for Millonarios in the Categoría Primera A. He was born in 1987 and has represented the Colombian national team on several occasions.
Fredy Guarín is another Colombian soccer player who has played for various clubs, including Inter Milan and Porto. He was born in 1986 and has also played for the Colombian national team.
These are just a few examples of the historical and cultural significance of the name Fredy, which has been used across various regions and time periods, often associated with individuals of notable achievements or significance.
People
Fredy + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Fredy 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
Fredy: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fredy?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 4,538 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Fredy 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 75,530 US residents.
Is Fredy a common name?
We classify Fredy as "Rare". It ranks above 96.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 4,741 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Fredy most popular?
The single biggest year for Fredy was 2005, when 191 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Fredy is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Fredy in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 12,786 people with the name Fredy, or 4.23 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #2,102 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 Fredy 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 Fredy?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Fredy appears almost entirely male. Of the 12,789 people counted with this name, 99.4% 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 Fredy?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Fredy is Hispanic at 95.4%. The next largest groups are White (2.6%) and Black (0.9%). 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 Fredy most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Fredy in the 2020 Census, accounting for 95.4% (12,203 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 Fredy in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Fredy a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Fredy 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 Fredy still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Fredy 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 Fredy 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 Fredy?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.