Freddie
Freddie is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Freddie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Freddie is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Freddie
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Freddie as a girl name dates back to 1880, when 6 babies received it. 1942 was its biggest year on record, with 271 newborns named Freddie — #445 in the national rankings. About 23% of every Freddie on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Freddie ranks #7,424 for girls with 14 births, rising sharply (+39% over the past five years). All told, over 10K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Freddie on the record books as a boy name in 1880, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 1,724 Freddies were born — ranking #153 that year. About 21% of every Freddie on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Freddie ranks #2,010 for boys with 77 births, gradually falling (-8%). All told, over 73K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Freddie
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Freddie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Freddie
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About the name Freddie
Freddie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 73K births in the dataset. Freddie's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #132. Use the chart and map above to compare Freddie'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.