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Fred is a given name of Germanic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 345,605 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 343,576 as boys and 2,029 as girls. Fred gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1924 and has since declined significantly. It is the #211 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 99
2023 98
2022 83
2021 98
2020 83
2019 98
2018 99
2017 105
2016 108
2015 101
2014 111
2013 102
2012 106
2011 105
2010 107
2009 121
2008 133
2007 143
2006 175
2005 148
2004 161
2003 152
2002 187
2001 182
2000 157
1999 200
1998 217
1997 221
1996 257
1995 245
1994 256
1993 314
1992 316
1991 368
1990 385
1989 422
1988 392
1987 380
1986 443
1985 463
1984 463
1983 546
1982 560
1981 590
1980 592
1979 617
1978 699
1977 756
1976 804
1975 845
1974 896
1973 1,034
1972 1,045
1971 1,294
1970 1,510
1969 1,591
1968 1,582
1967 1,706
1966 1,887
1965 2,153
1964 2,473
1963 2,540
1962 2,868
1961 3,102
1960 3,411
1959 3,591
1958 3,533
1957 3,656
1956 3,588
1955 3,516
1954 3,705
1953 3,802
1952 3,979
1951 4,006
1950 4,209
1949 4,745
1948 5,392
1947 6,409
1946 6,040
1945 5,128
1944 5,597
1943 6,192
1942 6,113
1941 5,643
1940 5,613
1939 5,561
1938 5,797
1937 5,764
1936 5,635
1935 5,525
1934 5,495
1933 5,323
1932 5,554
1931 5,740
1930 6,100
1929 5,911
1928 6,100
1927 6,370
1926 6,495
1925 6,242
1924 6,566
1923 6,355
1922 6,292
1921 6,540
1920 6,345
1919 6,148
1918 6,235
1917 6,032
1916 5,783
1915 5,816
1914 4,472
1913 3,643
1912 3,115
1911 1,824
1910 1,595
1909 1,362
1908 1,390
1907 1,380
1906 1,201
1905 1,289
1904 1,234
1903 1,211
1902 1,295
1901 1,147
1900 1,660
1899 1,192
1898 1,459
1897 1,315
1896 1,408
1895 1,498
1894 1,485
1893 1,502
1892 1,641
1891 1,375
1890 1,520
1889 1,568
1888 1,680
1887 1,465
1886 1,608
1885 1,570
1884 1,648
1883 1,512
1882 1,650
1881 1,427
1880 1,578