How Many People Are Named Frederik?
An estimated 555 people in the United States have the first name Frederik. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Frederik peaked in popularity in 2024 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Frederik 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 Frederik paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
555
About 1 in 617,575 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2024
19 births
Total Registered
603
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Frederik
Frederik is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 603 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Frederik as a male name
Ranked #5,102 in 2024
19 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (19 births)
Frederik: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Frederik span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 136 babies were registered. While Frederik is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Frederik by Decade
How has Frederik 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.
Frederik by State
Frederik + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Frederik as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Frederik
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Frederik: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Frederik?
We estimate approximately 555 people named Frederik 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 617,575 Americans share this first name.
Is Frederik a common name?
Frederik is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 603 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Frederik most popular?
Frederik reached peak popularity in 2024, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Frederik is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Frederik a male name?
Frederik is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Frederik Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Frederik Smith, Frederik Johnson, Frederik 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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