Frederik is a distinctive choice, ranked #1199 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Frederik in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1199
About the Name Frederik
Frederik is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 115 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1084 in 2006 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Frederik is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Frederik
Unlikely. With around 23 UK babies named Frederik per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Frederik in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Frederik is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 115 places over the last five years to #1199 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Frederik is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Frederik include: Frederik X — Frederik X is King of Denmark, reigning since the abdication of his mother, Margrethe II, in January 2024.; Frederik Birk — Frederik Birk Christensen is a Danish professional football manager who last served as head coach of Danish Superliga club Brøndby.; Frederik Rønnow — Frederik Riis Rønnow is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Union Berlin, and previously for the Denmark national....
Frederik does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Frederiks in the wild.
23
UK babies named Frederik (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 115 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Frederik
Likely around 1 other Frederik in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Frederik
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Frederik X is King of Denmark, reigning since the abdication of his mother, Margrethe II, in January 2024. Frederik is the elder son of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik.
Frederik Riis Rønnow is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Union Berlin, and previously for the Denmark national team.
Frederik Iversen was a Danish traditional musician and composer. He became famous through the dances he held in from 1912 to 1939 at his restaurant Trædballehus west of Vejle, in Western Jutland.
Dr Frederik Paulsen Sr was a German-Swedish medical doctor and the founder of Ferring Pharmaceuticals. Friedrich Paulsen was born in the tiny port hamlet of Dagebüll on the North Frisian coast.
Frederik IX was King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972. Frederik was born into the House of Glücksburg during the reign of his great-grandfather King Christian IX.
Frederik Bouffier is a German politician who was elected as a member of the Bundestag in 2025. He has been a member of the Landtag of Hesse since 2024.
Frederik Bouttats the Elder or Frederik Bouttats (I) was a Flemish painter, engraver, printmaker and dealer in prints. He is known for his reproductive prints after famous painters and portraits.