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Worldwide Name Statistics

Fred

Ranked #578 - 1 in 90,115 people
US

Most common in

United States

89k bearers

World total

88,775

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#578

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States89k
Worldwide
~89k
rank #578
Rarity
1 in 90,115
of people globally
Gender split
99/1
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~89k in US

About the name Fred

There are an estimated 88,775 people named Fred alive worldwide today. That ranks Fred at #578 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Fred is held by approximately 88,775 people, ranking #578 among first names. That works out to roughly 27 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 3,739 U.S. residents).

Historically Fred is used overwhelmingly as a male name (99.4% male).

Fred appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 99.4%Female 0.6%

Fred popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Fred, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

Show data table
  1. 1880: 1,578
  2. 1881: 1,427
  3. 1882: 1,650
  4. 1883: 1,512
  5. 1884: 1,648
  6. 1885: 1,570
  7. 1886: 1,608
  8. 1887: 1,465
  9. 1888: 1,680
  10. 1889: 1,568
  11. 1890: 1,520
  12. 1891: 1,375
  13. 1892: 1,641
  14. 1893: 1,502
  15. 1894: 1,485
  16. 1895: 1,498
  17. 1896: 1,408
  18. 1897: 1,315
  19. 1898: 1,459
  20. 1899: 1,192
  21. 1900: 1,660
  22. 1901: 1,147
  23. 1902: 1,295
  24. 1903: 1,211
  25. 1904: 1,234
  26. 1905: 1,289
  27. 1906: 1,201
  28. 1907: 1,380
  29. 1908: 1,390
  30. 1909: 1,362
  31. 1910: 1,595
  32. 1911: 1,824
  33. 1912: 3,115
  34. 1913: 3,643
  35. 1914: 4,472
  36. 1915: 5,816
  37. 1916: 5,783
  38. 1917: 6,032
  39. 1918: 6,235
  40. 1919: 6,148
  41. 1920: 6,345
  42. 1921: 6,540
  43. 1922: 6,292
  44. 1923: 6,355
  45. 1924: 6,566
  46. 1925: 6,242
  47. 1926: 6,495
  48. 1927: 6,370
  49. 1928: 6,100
  50. 1929: 5,910
  51. 1930: 6,101
  52. 1931: 5,740
  53. 1932: 5,554
  54. 1933: 5,322
  55. 1934: 5,497
  56. 1935: 5,525
  57. 1936: 5,635
  58. 1937: 5,764
  59. 1938: 5,797
  60. 1939: 5,561
  61. 1940: 5,612
  62. 1941: 5,644
  63. 1942: 6,113
  64. 1943: 6,192
  65. 1944: 5,597
  66. 1945: 5,128
  67. 1946: 6,040
  68. 1947: 6,409
  69. 1948: 5,392
  70. 1949: 4,745
  71. 1950: 4,209
  72. 1951: 4,006
  73. 1952: 3,979
  74. 1953: 3,801
  75. 1954: 3,705
  76. 1955: 3,517
  77. 1956: 3,588
  78. 1957: 3,657
  79. 1958: 3,530
  80. 1959: 3,592
  81. 1960: 3,410
  82. 1961: 3,103
  83. 1962: 2,868
  84. 1963: 2,540
  85. 1964: 2,472
  86. 1965: 2,152
  87. 1966: 1,889
  88. 1967: 1,705
  89. 1968: 1,582
  90. 1969: 1,591
  91. 1970: 1,510
  92. 1971: 1,294
  93. 1972: 1,045
  94. 1973: 1,033
  95. 1974: 896
  96. 1975: 845
  97. 1976: 804
  98. 1977: 756
  99. 1978: 699
  100. 1979: 617
  101. 1980: 592
  102. 1981: 590
  103. 1982: 560
  104. 1983: 546
  105. 1984: 463
  106. 1985: 463
  107. 1986: 443
  108. 1987: 380
  109. 1988: 392
  110. 1989: 422
  111. 1990: 385
  112. 1991: 368
  113. 1992: 316
  114. 1993: 314
  115. 1994: 256
  116. 1995: 245
  117. 1996: 257
  118. 1997: 221
  119. 1998: 217
  120. 1999: 200
  121. 2000: 157
  122. 2001: 182
  123. 2002: 187
  124. 2003: 152
  125. 2004: 161
  126. 2005: 148
  127. 2006: 175
  128. 2007: 143
  129. 2008: 133
  130. 2009: 121
  131. 2010: 107
  132. 2011: 105
  133. 2012: 106
  134. 2013: 102
  135. 2014: 111
  136. 2015: 101
  137. 2016: 109
  138. 2017: 105
  139. 2018: 99
  140. 2019: 98
  141. 2020: 83
  142. 2021: 98
  143. 2022: 83
  144. 2023: 98
  145. 2024: 99
  146. 2025: 80

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Fred worldwide?

There are an estimated 88,775 people named Fred alive worldwide today, ranking #578 globally.

Is Fred a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 90,115 people. In the United States there are roughly 88,775 bearers, which is 1 in 3,739 Americans.

Is Fred a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Fred is used 99.4% male and 0.6% female.

Where does the name Fred come from?

Who are famous people named Fred?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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