How Many People Are Named Friedrich?
An estimated 551 people in the United States have the first name Friedrich. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Friedrich peaked in popularity in 2021 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Friedrich 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 Friedrich paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
551
About 1 in 622,059 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2021
28 births
Total Registered
623
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Friedrich
Friedrich is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 623 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Friedrich as a male name
Ranked #4,921 in 2024
20 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (28 births)
Friedrich: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Friedrich span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 150 babies were registered. While Friedrich is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Friedrich by Decade
How has Friedrich 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.
Friedrich + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Friedrich as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Friedrich
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Friedrich: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Friedrich?
We estimate approximately 551 people named Friedrich 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 622,059 Americans share this first name.
Is Friedrich a common name?
Friedrich is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 623 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Friedrich most popular?
Friedrich reached peak popularity in 2021, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Friedrich is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Friedrich a male name?
Friedrich is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Friedrich Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Friedrich Smith, Friedrich Johnson, Friedrich 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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