Fredrik
Fredrik is a name with multiple cultural origins: Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish.
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Finnish
Meaning & Origin of Fredrik
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fredrik is a name with multiple cultural origins: Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Finnish
The Story of Fredrik
Fredrik first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1924, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2020: 28 births, good for #3,732 nationwide. About 25% of every Fredrik on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Fredrik ranks #6,125 for baby boys with 14 births, falling sharply (-20%). All told, over 537 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Fredrik
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Fredrik. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Fred
- Veeti
Names that sound like Fredrik
Phonetically similar names — useful when Fredrik 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
- Frederic
- Frederik
- Fredric
- Friedrich
- Friederike
- Fredericks
- Fredrika
- Frederico
- Frederica
- Friedrichs
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Fredrik
Fredrik is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1924 and has accumulated 537 births in the dataset. Fredrik's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #2,044. Use the chart and map above to compare Fredrik'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.