Frederick sits comfortably in the UK charts at #52 in 2025 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
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UK Rank 2025
#52
US Rank #435
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About the Name Frederick
Frederick is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #55. It has been building momentum steadily rather than spiking suddenly. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has featured in the UK top 100 for 19 years, demonstrating solid mainstream recognition.
Frederick is a very popular name in the UK — yet a class of 28 is small enough that your child will very likely be the only Frederick on the register.
In the US it sits at #423 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Frederick
Ivan Frederick — Ivan "Chip" Frederick II is an American former soldier who was court-martialed for prisoner abuse after the 2003–2004 Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal.
Frederick Barbarossa — Frederick Barbarossa, also known as Frederick I (German: Friedrich; Italian: Federico), was the Holy Roman emperor from 1155 until his death in 1190.
Frederick the Great — Frederick II was the monarch of Prussia from 1740 until his death in 1786.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Frederick
Unlikely. With around 954 UK babies named Frederick per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Frederick in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Frederick is at its highest recorded position — #52 in 2025, with 954 births. In 2020 it ranked #63.
Frederick is more popular in the UK (#55) than in the US (#423). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Frederick include: Ivan Frederick and Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom. Short summaries for each appear below.
Frederick appears in the US top 500 at #423 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
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UK babies named Frederick (2025)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.5
In a school of 600
↑ 11 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Frederick
Almost certainly the only Frederick in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Frederick
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ivan "Chip" Frederick II is an American former soldier who was court-martialed for prisoner abuse after the 2003–2004 Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal.
The name Frederick William usually refers to several monarchs and princes of the Hohenzollern dynasty: Frederick William, the Great Elector Frederick William, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Frederick William I of Prussia, King of Prussia Frederick William II of Prussia, King of Prussia Frederick William III of Prussia, King of Prussia Frederick William IV of Prussia, King of Prussia Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Frederick III, German Emperor, German Emperor and King of Prussia.
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom is a 2018 biography of African American abolitionist, writer, and orator Frederick Douglass, written by historian David W.
Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg was an American minister and politician who was the first speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1789 to 1791 and again from 1793 to 1795.
Frederick II (Italian: Federico, Sicilian: Fidiricu, German: Friedrich, Latin: Fridericus; 26 December 1194 – 13 December 1250) was King of Sicily from 1198, King of Germany from 1212, King of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor from 1220, and King of Jerusalem from 1225 to 1228.