Freddie

Freddie was the #1,509 boys' name in the US in 2025 (116 babies), and #10 in England & Wales and #1,311 in Canada.

Freddie as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Freddie 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.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaUS
Freddie 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#1,509 (116)#10 (2,526)#12 (201)#21 (70)#52 (101)#1,311 (18)
2024#1,957 (80)#13 (2,369)#25 (144)#17 (82)#51 (105)#1,353 (16)
2023#1,999 (76)#12 (2,481)#21 (172)#38 (55)#64 (98)#1,421 (14)
2022#1,981 (77)#10 (2,760)#26 (156)#17 (81)#69 (98)#1,557 (12)
2021#2,173 (65)#12 (2,873)#20 (192)#15 (97)#60 (113)#1,761 (10)
2020#1,743 (88)#13 (2,797)#23 (170)#32 (68)#71 (93)#1,382 (14)
2019#1,614 (102)#14 (2,907)#31 (157)#26 (77)#73 (91)#2,440 (6)
2018#1,733 (89)#18 (2,838)#38 (145)#33 (72)#91 (72)—
2017#1,883 (77)#16 (3,127)#45 (126)#46 (64)#111 (58)—
2016#1,788 (85)#17 (3,287)#72 (101)#53 (58)#111 (62)—
2015#1,790 (84)#17 (3,219)#76 (93)#75 (46)#147 (43)—
2014#1,812 (82)#20 (3,023)#89 (79)#93 (34)#151 (43)—
2013#1,420 (117)#35 (2,089)#194 (27)#122 (23)#223 (25)—
2012#1,466 (110)#38 (1,936)#154 (38)#118 (24)#243 (22)—
2011#1,577 (98)#42 (1,819)#175 (31)#168 (15)#289 (16)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1938 at #132.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • In 2025, 11% of US babies named Freddie were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 15,000 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 15,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 110very common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 98very common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 120very common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 230common
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 8,800uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Freddie is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 15,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 12,000 to 1 in 19,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Freddie 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: #1,113MINew York: #1,760NYMassachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #906CAUtah: #621UTColorado: 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: #1,555TXFlorida: #1,625FL
Freddie (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

Freddie (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
FreddieCanadaBoys#1,31118
FreddieEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
FreddieEngland & WalesBoys#102,526
FreddieIrelandBoys#52101
FreddieNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
FreddieNorthern IrelandBoys#2170
FreddieScotlandBoys#12201
FreddieUSGirls#7,49114
FreddieUSBoys#1,509116