Federico
Federico is a given name and surname. It is a form of Frederick, most commonly found in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian.
Meaning & Origin of Federico
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Federico is a given name and surname. It is a form of Frederick, most commonly found in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian.
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The Story of Federico
Federico first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1889, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1976, when 148 Federicos were born — ranking #678 that year. As of 2026, Federico ranks #1,793 for baby boys with 92 births, rising sharply (+35% over the past five years). In total, more than 9K Federicos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Federico
Federico is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1889 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Federico's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #678. Use the chart and map above to compare Federico's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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