Fredie
A masculine form of the name Frederic, derived from the Germanic name meaning "peaceful ruler".
Name Census estimates that about 462 living Americans carry the first name Fredie. It is a predominantly male name (96.7% of registrations). The average person named Fredie today is around 65 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Fredie births was 1924 (37 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Fredie. 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.
People living today
462
~ 1 in 741,893 Americans
Peak year
1924
37 babies that year
Average age
65
years old
2006 SSA rank
#4,479
Tracked since 1900
Census
Fredie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 652 people with the first name Fredie, which placed it at #17,077 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
#17,077
National first-name rank
People counted
652
652 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
34.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Fredie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Fredie is White at 34.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (33.9%) and Black (21.0%). 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 Fredie 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 Fredie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White34.5% · 225
- Hispanic or Latino33.9% · 221
- Black or African American21.0% · 137
- Asian and Pacific Islander7.7% · 50
- Two or more races2.0% · 13
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 6
Gender
Gender distribution for Fredie
Fredie leans heavily male at 96.7% of total registrations, but 40 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Fredie as a male name
- Ranked #12,661 in 2006
- 5 male births in 2006
- Peak: 1924 (32 births)
Fredie as a female name
- Ranked #4,479 in 1937
- 5 female births in 1937
- Peak: 1919 (8 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Fredie leans strongly male. 604 people counted with this name were male (91.7%), compared with 55 female bearers (8.3%).
Popularity
Fredie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Fredie from the 1900s through to the 2000s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 282 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Fredie 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 Fredie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Fredies live
Origin
Meaning and history of Fredie
The name Fredie has its origins in the Old English language, tracing back to the 7th century AD. It is derived from the Old English word "frēond," which means "friend" or "beloved." The name was initially popular among the Anglo-Saxons who inhabited parts of Britain during that time period.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Fredie can be found in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a historical record of events in Anglo-Saxon England. The Chronicle mentions a man named Fredie, who was a nobleman and landowner in the kingdom of Mercia in the late 8th century.
In the Middle Ages, the name Fredie was relatively uncommon but still in use. One notable bearer of the name was Fredie the Monk, a Benedictine monk who lived in the 10th century and was known for his scholarly works on theology and philosophy.
During the Renaissance period, the name Fredie gained some popularity, particularly in Germany and the Low Countries. One famous bearer of the name was Fredie von Hutten, a German knight and humanist who lived from 1488 to 1523. He was a prominent figure in the Protestant Reformation and a close friend of Martin Luther.
In the 17th century, the name Fredie was relatively rare but still in use in some parts of Europe. One notable figure with this name was Fredie van Riebeeck, a Dutch colonial administrator who founded the first European settlement in South Africa in 1652.
Another historical figure with the name Fredie was Fredie Douglass, an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, and writer who lived from 1818 to 1895. He was a former slave who became a prominent figure in the abolitionist movement and helped pave the way for the end of slavery in the United States.
In the 19th century, the name Fredie experienced a resurgence in popularity, particularly in the United States and other English-speaking countries. One famous bearer of the name was Fredie Nietzsche, the influential German philosopher who lived from 1844 to 1900 and is known for his works on existentialism and the concept of the "Superman."
People
Fredie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Fredie 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
Fredie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fredie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 462 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Fredie 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 741,893 US residents.
Is Fredie a common name?
We classify Fredie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,229 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Fredie most popular?
The single biggest year for Fredie was 1924, when 37 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Fredie is about 65 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Fredie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 652 people with the name Fredie, or 0.22 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #17,077 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 Fredie 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 Fredie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Fredie leans strongly male. 604 people counted with this name were male (91.7%), compared with 55 female bearers (8.3%). 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 Fredie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Fredie is White at 34.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (33.9%) and Black (21.0%). 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 Fredie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Fredie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 34.5% (225 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 Fredie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Fredie a male name?
Yes, 96.7% of people registered as Fredie 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 Fredie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Fredie 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 Fredie 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 common is the name Fredie?
See how many Americans are named Fredie on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.