Freddy

What Freddy means

Diminutive of Frederick, meaning “peace king, peaceful ruler”

diminutive of the male given name Frederick || From German Friedrich, Friederich and influenced by Latin Friderīcus, Frederīcus, from Old High German Fridurih, from Frankish *Friþurīk, from Proto-Germanic *Friþurīks, from *friþuz (“peace”) +‎ *rīks (“king, ruler”), literally “peace king

Source: Wiktionary, “Freddy” (revision 94585639) and “Frederick” (revision 94585634), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Freddy?

US: Falling: down from #993 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #221 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1940, when 306 boys got the name (#324 that year). First in the US records in 1896.

How common

• About 1 in 13,449 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 2,014 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 2,182 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in AR (0.4 per 1,000 boys), UT (0.25 per 1,000 boys), NY (0.14 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Freddy is #1421 in the US and #328 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Freddy were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Fredy71 US
• Freddi0 US · 4 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

Spelling variants on Wiktionary

• Freddie

Listed as alternative forms on Wiktionary.

If you like Freddy

Boys

• Victor#209“conqueror”^*
• Anthony#46“flower”^*
• Juan#159Spanish, meaning “Yahweh is gracious”^*
• Alex#232Short form of Alexandra, meaning “to defend + man”^*
• Jose#95Same root as Joseph, meaning “(God) shall add”^*
• Tyler#219“tiler”^*

For a sister

• Jasmine#206Editor’s note Down from #110 in 2015 to #206 in 2025 in the US
• Andrea#235Feminine form of Andreas, meaning “manly”^*
• Samantha#151“listener”^*
• Ashley#164“ash tree + wood, clearing”^*
• Brianna#222Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #82 in 2015, #222 in 2025
• Emily#34“rival, emulator”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Freddy’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.