Freddy
Freddy is a unisex given name. It is often used by both men and women whose names contain the Germanic element -fred, such as Frederick, Frederica, and Alfred. It may be used a diminutive of any name containing "fred", regardless of origin, as with Freddy Adu and Freddie Benson, both Ghanaians named Fredua.
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- Dutch
- German
Meaning & Origin of Freddy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Freddy is a unisex given name. It is often used by both men and women whose names contain the Germanic element -fred, such as Frederick, Frederica, and Alfred. It may be used a diminutive of any name containing "fred", regardless of origin, as with Freddy Adu and Freddie Benson, both Ghanaians named Fredua.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- French
- Dutch
- German
- Spanish
The Story of Freddy
Freddy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1896, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 436 Freddys were born — ranking #327 that year. As of 2026, Freddy ranks #1,310 for baby boys with 149 births, holding steady (-2%). In total, more than 27K Freddys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Freddy
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Freddy. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Freddy
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About the name Freddy
Freddy is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1896 and has accumulated 27K births in the dataset. Freddy's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #321. Use the chart and map above to compare Freddy'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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