NameTides

Freddy

Freddy was the #1,421 boys' name in the US in 2025 (127 babies), and #328 in England & Wales and #3,153 in Canada.

Freddy as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Freddy 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.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandEngland & WalesScotlandUSCanada
Freddy 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.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
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#1,421 (127)#328 (135)#367 (9)#270 (6)—#3,153 (5)
2024#1,332 (144)#318 (137)#432 (7)—#472 (7)#3,072 (5)
2023#1,242 (157)#284 (161)#435 (7)#272 (6)#396 (9)#2,614 (6)
2022#1,322 (142)#314 (144)#472 (6)#234 (8)#509 (6)#2,052 (8)
2021#1,383 (132)#293 (161)#372 (9)#374 (4)#552 (5)—
2020#1,262 (145)#275 (172)#292 (13)#392 (3)#307 (14)#2,431 (6)
2019#1,303 (141)#249 (197)#394 (8)#365 (4)#438 (8)#2,189 (7)
2018#1,128 (171)#251 (204)#310 (12)#283 (6)#369 (10)—
2017#1,153 (164)#218 (244)#352 (10)#318 (5)#495 (6)—
2016#1,216 (155)#229 (245)#278 (15)#281 (6)#541 (5)#1,683 (10)
2015#993 (207)#221 (254)#529 (5)—#459 (7)—
2014#1,014 (201)#199 (285)#399 (8)#281 (6)——
2013#1,014 (192)#241 (210)#520 (5)—#605 (4)#2,606 (5)
2012#909 (227)#238 (212)——#548 (5)—
2011#906 (223)#257 (188)#648 (3)—#730 (3)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1940 at #324.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1896.

How common is it?

about 1 in 14,000 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 14,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,400uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 32,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Freddy is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 12,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 15,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Freddy 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: #994NYMassachusetts: 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: #957CAUtah: #703UTColorado: 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: #555ARTennessee: 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: #1,216GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,347TXFlorida: #1,625FL
Freddy (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
FreddyCanadaBoys#3,1535
FreddyEngland & WalesBoys#328135
FreddyIrelandBoys—too few
FreddyNorthern IrelandBoys#2706
FreddyScotlandBoys#3679
FreddyUSGirls—too few
FreddyUSBoys#1,421127