Friedrich
Friedrich is a German given name and the origin of the English Frederick. People with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Friedrich
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Friedrich is a German given name and the origin of the English Frederick. People with the name include:
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The Story of Friedrich
Friedrich first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 28 Friedrichs were born — ranking #3,813 that year. As of 2026, Friedrich ranks #5,070 for baby boys with 19 births, holding steady (-4%). In total, more than 662 Friedrichs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Friedrich
Phonetically similar names — useful when Friedrich is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Friederike
- Frederick
- Fredrick
- Fredrik
- Frederic
- Frederik
- Fredric
- Friedrichs
- Fredericks
- Fredrika
- Friedlich
- Frederico
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Friedrich
Friedrich is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 662 births in the dataset. Friedrich's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #1,897. Use the chart and map above to compare Friedrich'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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