Fredric
Fredric is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Fredric
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fredric 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 Fredric
Fredric first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1881, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 223 Fredrics were born — ranking #449 that year. As of 2026, Fredric ranks #6,124 for baby boys with 14 births, gradually rising (+11%). In total, more than 8K Fredrics have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Fredric
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Fredric. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Fredric
Phonetically similar names — useful when Fredric 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
- Frederik
- Friedrich
- Friederike
- Fredericks
- Fredrika
- Frederico
- Frederica
- Friedrichs
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About the name Fredric
Fredric is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Fredric's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #421. Use the chart and map above to compare Fredric'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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