How Many People Are Named Fred?
people named Fred are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,520 people in the US has this name
Based on 345,684 babies named Fred in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐ Rare
Peak Year
6,566 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of FREDERICK or other names containing the same element. A famous bearer was the American actor and dancer Fred Astaire (1899-1987).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
โง Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Fred, 0.6% were girls and 99.5% were boys.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Fred alive today is about 67 years old, and 75% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 59 and 79 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Fred first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1924, to 6,566 babies. In 2025, 80 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Fred never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #14, in 1885, and it was in the top 100 for 76 years, 1880 to 1955. In 2025 it ranked #1,936.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,936 |
| Best rank | #14 (1885) |
| Years in the top 100 | 76 (1880 to 1955) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #33 in the 1920s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Fred alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Fred were born in California than in any other state: about 8,629 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Fred was given 2 times as often in Alaska, 1.5 times in Colorado and 1.5 times in New Mexico.
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