Frederik is a distinctive choice, ranked #2133 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Frederik in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2133
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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 rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Frederik in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Frederik
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 team.
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 Frederik
Unlikely. With around 11 UK babies named Frederik per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Frederik in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Frederik is declining: down 819 places since 2020, to #2,133 in 2025. It peaked at #1,084 in 2006.
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 Birk and Frederik Rønnow. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
11
UK babies named Frederik (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 819 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
Almost certainly the only Frederik in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
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 Riis Rønnow is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Union Berlin, and previously for the Denmark national team.