Frederik
Frederik is a name with multiple cultural origins: Danish, Dutch, Low German.
- Danish
- Dutch
- Low German
Meaning & Origin of Frederik
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Frederik is a name with multiple cultural origins: Danish, Dutch, Low German.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Danish
- Dutch
- Low German
The Story of Frederik
Frederik first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1920, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2025, when 20 Frederiks were born — ranking #4,891 that year. As of 2026, Frederik ranks #4,883 for baby boys with 20 births, rising sharply (+33% over the past five years). In total, more than 643 Frederiks have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Frederik
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Frederik. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Frederik
Phonetically similar names — useful when Frederik is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Frederick
- Fredrick
- Fredrik
- Frederic
- Fredric
- Friedrich
- Friederike
- Fredericks
- Fredrika
- Frederico
- Frederica
- Friedrichs
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Frederik
Frederik is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 643 births in the dataset. Frederik's peak popularity came in 2025 when it ranked #2,135. Use the chart and map above to compare Frederik'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.