How Many People Are Named Freddy?
An estimated 21,217 people in the United States have the first name Freddy. It is predominantly male (99.4%). The average bearer is 45 years old, and Freddy peaked in popularity in 1947 with 441 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Freddy as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Freddy paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Freddy is overwhelmingly male, 172 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
21,217
About 1 in 16,155 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.4% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1947
441 births
Total Registered
26,839
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Freddy
Freddy is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 26,839 total births registered, 99.4% were male.
Freddy as a male name
Ranked #1,328 in 2024
144 male births in 2024
Peak: 1947 (436 births)
Freddy as a female name
Ranked #14,164 in 1994
5 female births in 1994
Peak: 1943 (9 births)
Freddy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Freddy span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 4,037 babies were registered. Freddy has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Freddy by Decade
How has Freddy tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Freddy by State
Birth registrations for Freddy span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin. On average, about 614 Freddys were registered per state.
Freddy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Freddy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Freddy
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Freddy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Freddy?
We estimate approximately 21,217 people named Freddy are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 16,155 Americans share this first name.
Is Freddy a common name?
Freddy is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 26,839 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Freddy most popular?
Freddy reached peak popularity in 1947, when 441 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Freddy is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Freddy a male name?
Freddy is predominantly male. 99.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Freddy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Freddy Smith, Freddy Johnson, Freddy Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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