Fredi
A masculine name deriving from the Old German name "Friderich," meaning "peaceful ruler."
Name Census estimates that about 928 living Americans carry the first name Fredi. It is a predominantly male name (91.3% of registrations). The average person named Fredi today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Fredi births was 1994 (44 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Fredi. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Fredi with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
928
~ 1 in 369,347 Americans
Peak year
1994
44 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,263
Tracked since 1939
Census
Fredi in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,862 people with the first name Fredi, which placed it at #7,930 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#7,930
National first-name rank
People counted
1.9K
1,862 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
85.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Fredi
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Fredi is Hispanic at 85.3%. The next largest groups are White (12.0%) and Black (2.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Fredi described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Fredi at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino85.3% · 1,589
- White12.0% · 223
- Black or African American2.0% · 38
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 5
- Two or more races0.2% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 3
Gender
Gender distribution for Fredi
Fredi leans heavily male at 91.3% of total registrations, but 86 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Fredi as a male name
- Ranked #12,873 in 2024
- 5 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1994 (44 births)
Fredi as a female name
- Ranked #4,263 in 1956
- 9 female births in 1956
- Peak: 1942 (9 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Fredi leans strongly male. 1,704 people counted with this name were male (91.6%), compared with 157 female bearers (8.4%).
Popularity
Fredi: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Fredi from the 1930s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 323 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Fredi by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Fredi during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Fredis live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Fredi, while New Jersey, Florida, North Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 46 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Fredi
The name Fredi is a diminutive form of the Germanic nameFred or Frederick, which means "peaceful ruler" or "peaceful leader." It is derived from the Old High German words "fridu" meaning peace and "rih" meaning ruler or leader. The name has its roots in the 5th to 6th century AD, during the time of the Germanic tribes.
The name Fredi gained popularity in medieval Europe, particularly in regions where Germanic languages were spoken. It was commonly used among the Frankish and Saxon nobility. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name dates back to the 8th century, when a Frankish noble named Fredi is mentioned in the Royal Frankish Annals.
In the 9th century, a Fredi is mentioned in the Vita Caroli Magni, a biography of Charlemagne, as one of the king's trusted advisors. This suggests that the name was well-established among the Frankish elite during the Carolingian dynasty.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Fredi was borne by several notable figures, including Fredi of Utrecht (c. 800-838), a Frankish monk and scholar who wrote extensively on astronomy and mathematics. Another famous bearer of the name was Fredi of Strasbourg (c. 970-1026), a German bishop known for his educational reforms and patronage of the arts.
In the 12th century, a German knight named Fredi von Buren gained renown for his exploits during the Crusades. He is mentioned in several contemporary chronicles as a brave and skilled warrior.
During the Renaissance period, the name Fredi was less common but still in use. One notable figure was Fredi Gennari (1563-1618), an Italian painter and architect who worked in Rome and is known for his frescoes in several churches.
While the name Fredi has retained its Germanic roots, it has also been adopted and adapted in other European languages, such as the Italian Fredi, the Spanish Fredy, and the French Fredi. Despite its long history, the name has remained relatively uncommon compared to its longer forms, Frederick and Friedrich.
People
Fredi + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Fredi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with F
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Fredi: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fredi?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 928 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Fredi going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 369,347 US residents.
Is Fredi a common name?
We classify Fredi as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 985 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Fredi most popular?
The single biggest year for Fredi was 1994, when 44 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Fredi is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Fredi in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,862 people with the name Fredi, or 0.62 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #7,930 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Fredi in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Fredi?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Fredi leans strongly male. 1,704 people counted with this name were male (91.6%), compared with 157 female bearers (8.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Fredi?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Fredi is Hispanic at 85.3%. The next largest groups are White (12.0%) and Black (2.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Fredi most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Fredi in the 2020 Census, accounting for 85.3% (1,589 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Fredi in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Fredi a male name?
Yes, 91.3% of people registered as Fredi in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Fredi still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Fredi in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Fredi can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Fredi?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.