Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Frederick

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Frederick
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1951

Peak rank proxy

4,984

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19512024

Peak year

1951

Decline from peak

85.1%

2024

741

All-time

265,324

Frederick has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1951, when 4,984 boys were named Frederick.

In 2024, only 741 boys were given the name.

Down 85.1% from its peak.

All told, about 265,324 Americans have been named Frederick and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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