Frederica
Frederica is a feminine given name meaning "peaceful ruler". It is closely related to the masculine name Frederick, of Germanic origin. Its meaning is derived from the Germanic word elements frid, or peace, and ric, meaning "ruler" or "power".
- Portuguese
- English
Meaning & Origin of Frederica
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Frederica is a feminine given name meaning "peaceful ruler". It is closely related to the masculine name Frederick, of Germanic origin. Its meaning is derived from the Germanic word elements frid, or peace, and ric, meaning "ruler" or "power".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Portuguese
- English
The Story of Frederica
American parents first put Frederica on the record books as a baby girl name in 1883, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1960, when 47 Fredericas were born — ranking #1,637 that year. Frederica last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Frederica
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About the name Frederica
Frederica is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1883 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Frederica's peak popularity came in 1960 when it ranked #1,637. Use the chart and map above to compare Frederica'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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