NameTides

Fred

Fred was the #1,932 boys' name in the US in 2025 (80 babies), and #593 in England & Wales and #2,269 in Canada.

Fred as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Fred as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesIrelandScotlandCanadaUS
Fred as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,932 (80)#593 (65)#762 (3)—#676 (4)#2,269 (8)
2024#1,685 (99)#567 (67)——#785 (3)#1,909 (10)
2023#1,711 (98)#567 (66)#728 (3)—#516 (6)#2,123 (8)
2022#1,892 (83)#585 (64)——#454 (7)#2,493 (6)
2021#1,678 (98)#569 (67)#605 (4)—#498 (6)#1,653 (11)
2020#1,798 (83)#579 (62)#476 (6)—#402 (9)#1,312 (15)
2019#1,652 (98)#650 (54)#701 (3)—#564 (5)#1,835 (9)
2018#1,638 (99)#572 (65)——#520 (6)#1,389 (13)
2017#1,554 (105)#563 (69)——#547 (5)#1,246 (16)
2016#1,532 (109)#698 (49)#592 (4)—#412 (8)#1,988 (8)
2015#1,588 (101)#586 (63)——#615 (4)#1,681 (10)
2014#1,465 (111)#592 (60)—#398 (3)—#1,657 (10)
2013#1,546 (102)#570 (62)——#605 (4)#1,470 (12)
2012#1,514 (106)#625 (56)——#457 (7)#1,781 (9)
2011#1,516 (105)#576 (61)#491 (5)—#540 (5)#2,330 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1885 at #14.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 21,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 21,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 4,200uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Fred is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 20,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 16,000 to 1 in 25,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Fred by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,297NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,267OHPennsylvania: #1,094PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,829CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,574TXFlorida: #1,831FL
Fred (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5176

Fred (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
FredCanadaBoys#2,2698
FredEngland & WalesBoys#59365
FredIrelandBoys#6764
FredNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
FredScotlandBoys#7623
FredUSGirls—too few
FredUSBoys#1,93280