Fred was a hugely popular boys' name that peaked at #14 in 1885 but is far less common today.
Fred is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,936 for boy births in the United States (and #4,121 across all names), given to 80 babies. Fred first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1924 (6,532 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80 | 80 | — | #1,936 |
| 2024 | 99 | 99 | — | #1,690 |
| 2023 | 98 | 98 | — | #1,712 |
| 2022 | 83 | 83 | — | #1,895 |
| 2021 | 98 | 98 | — | #1,679 |
| 2020 | 83 | 83 | — | #1,802 |
| 2019 | 98 | 98 | — | #1,654 |
| 2018 | 99 | 99 | — | #1,642 |
| 2017 | 105 | 105 | — | #1,558 |
| 2016 | 109 | 109 | — | #1,535 |
| 2015 | 101 | 101 | — | #1,591 |
| 2014 | 111 | 111 | — | #1,468 |
| 2013 | 102 | 102 | — | #1,551 |
| 2012 | 106 | 106 | — | #1,517 |
| 2011 | 105 | 105 | — | #1,517 |
| 2010 | 107 | 107 | — | #1,520 |
| 2009 | 121 | 121 | — | #1,404 |
| 2008 | 133 | 133 | — | #1,308 |
| 2007 | 143 | 143 | — | #1,232 |
| 2006 | 175 | 175 | — | #1,039 |
| 2005 | 148 | 148 | — | #1,115 |
| 2004 | 161 | 161 | — | #1,020 |
| 2003 | 152 | 152 | — | #1,037 |
| 2002 | 187 | 187 | — | #875 |
| 2001 | 182 | 182 | — | #875 |
| 2000 | 157 | 157 | — | #965 |
| 1999 | 200 | 200 | — | #781 |
| 1998 | 217 | 217 | — | #743 |
| 1997 | 221 | — | — | #716 |
| 1996 | 257 | — | — | #650 |
| 1995 | 245 | — | — | #674 |
| 1994 | 256 | — | — | #651 |
| 1993 | 314 | — | — | #580 |
| 1992 | 316 | — | — | #573 |
| 1991 | 368 | — | — | #521 |
| 1990 | 385 | — | — | #498 |
| 1989 | 422 | — | #11,296 | #462 |
| 1988 | 392 | — | — | #457 |
| 1987 | 380 | — | — | #455 |
| 1986 | 443 | — | — | #408 |
| 1985 | 463 | — | — | #385 |
| 1984 | 463 | — | #5,030 | #385 |
| 1983 | 546 | — | — | #338 |
| 1982 | 560 | — | #9,593 | #340 |
| 1981 | 590 | — | #7,627 | #329 |
| 1980 | 592 | — | #8,429 | #324 |
| 1979 | 617 | — | #10,700 | #315 |
| 1978 | 699 | — | #10,259 | #278 |
| 1977 | 756 | — | #6,507 | #265 |
| 1976 | 804 | — | #9,759 | #248 |
| 1975 | 845 | — | #9,531 | #248 |
| 1974 | 896 | — | #8,011 | #232 |
| 1973 | 1,033 | — | #4,440 | #215 |
| 1972 | 1,045 | — | #7,576 | #215 |
| 1971 | 1,294 | — | #4,379 | #194 |
| 1970 | 1,510 | — | #6,560 | #183 |
| 1969 | 1,591 | — | #3,510 | #176 |
| 1968 | 1,582 | — | #4,072 | #172 |
| 1967 | 1,705 | — | #2,998 | #160 |
| 1966 | 1,889 | — | #5,008 | #151 |
| 1965 | 2,152 | — | #6,030 | #141 |
| 1964 | 2,472 | — | #5,154 | #133 |
| 1963 | 2,540 | — | #3,383 | #134 |
| 1962 | 2,868 | — | #3,483 | #126 |
| 1961 | 3,103 | — | #3,846 | #124 |
| 1960 | 3,410 | — | #3,413 | #117 |
| 1959 | 3,592 | — | #4,118 | #112 |
| 1958 | 3,530 | — | #2,899 | #115 |
| 1957 | 3,657 | — | #2,592 | #103 |
| 1956 | 3,588 | — | #3,999 | #102 |
| 1955 | 3,517 | — | #3,016 | #97 |
| 1954 | 3,705 | — | #3,808 | #93 |
| 1953 | 3,801 | — | #3,335 | #92 |
| 1952 | 3,979 | — | #2,435 | #90 |
| 1951 | 4,006 | — | #3,166 | #87 |
| 1950 | 4,209 | — | #2,816 | #84 |
| 1949 | 4,745 | — | #2,776 | #72 |
| 1948 | 5,392 | — | #2,529 | #66 |
| 1947 | 6,409 | — | #2,485 | #56 |
| 1946 | 6,040 | — | #1,688 | #51 |
| 1945 | 5,128 | — | #2,982 | #51 |
| 1944 | 5,597 | — | #2,131 | #47 |
| 1943 | 6,192 | — | #1,760 | #45 |
| 1942 | 6,113 | — | #1,680 | #46 |
| 1941 | 5,644 | — | #1,577 | #43 |
| 1940 | 5,612 | — | #1,360 | #40 |
| 1939 | 5,561 | — | #1,606 | #40 |
| 1938 | 5,797 | — | #1,392 | #38 |
| 1937 | 5,764 | — | #1,467 | #35 |
| 1936 | 5,635 | — | #1,251 | #36 |
| 1935 | 5,525 | — | #1,281 | #34 |
| 1934 | 5,497 | — | #1,297 | #33 |
| 1933 | 5,322 | — | #1,209 | #34 |
| 1932 | 5,554 | — | #1,399 | #33 |
| 1931 | 5,740 | — | #1,096 | #33 |
| 1930 | 6,101 | — | #1,023 | #32 |
| 1929 | 5,910 | — | #985 | #34 |
| 1928 | 6,100 | — | #929 | #36 |
| 1927 | 6,370 | — | #1,011 | #35 |
| 1926 | 6,495 | — | #1,084 | #31 |
| 1925 | 6,242 | — | #1,304 | #33 |
| 1924 | 6,566 | — | #1,416 | #32 |
| 1923 | 6,355 | — | #1,219 | #33 |
| 1922 | 6,292 | — | #1,119 | #33 |
| 1921 | 6,540 | — | #1,155 | #33 |
| 1920 | 6,345 | — | #1,092 | #33 |
| 1919 | 6,148 | — | #936 | #30 |
| 1918 | 6,235 | — | #992 | #33 |
| 1917 | 6,032 | — | #1,046 | #29 |
| 1916 | 5,783 | — | #1,151 | #29 |
| 1915 | 5,816 | — | #1,103 | #26 |
| 1914 | 4,472 | — | #1,086 | #28 |
| 1913 | 3,643 | — | #1,327 | #27 |
| 1912 | 3,115 | — | #1,649 | #26 |
| 1911 | 1,824 | — | #1,134 | #22 |
| 1910 | 1,595 | — | #1,832 | #22 |
| 1909 | 1,362 | — | #1,849 | #22 |
| 1908 | 1,390 | — | #1,472 | #20 |
| 1907 | 1,380 | — | #1,438 | #19 |
| 1906 | 1,201 | — | #1,473 | #20 |
| 1905 | 1,289 | — | #2,052 | #18 |
| 1904 | 1,234 | — | #1,123 | #18 |
| 1903 | 1,211 | — | #1,492 | #18 |
| 1902 | 1,295 | — | #1,251 | #18 |
| 1901 | 1,147 | — | #895 | #18 |
| 1900 | 1,660 | — | #1,026 | #17 |
| 1899 | 1,192 | — | #1,053 | #16 |
| 1898 | 1,459 | — | #1,025 | #15 |
| 1897 | 1,315 | — | #876 | #16 |
| 1896 | 1,408 | — | #851 | #16 |
| 1895 | 1,498 | — | #829 | #15 |
| 1894 | 1,485 | — | #1,022 | #15 |
| 1893 | 1,502 | — | #1,041 | #15 |
| 1892 | 1,641 | — | #840 | #15 |
| 1891 | 1,375 | — | #765 | #15 |
| 1890 | 1,520 | — | #738 | #15 |
| 1889 | 1,568 | — | #698 | #15 |
| 1888 | 1,680 | — | #672 | #15 |
| 1887 | 1,465 | — | #711 | #15 |
| 1886 | 1,608 | — | #795 | #15 |
| 1885 | 1,570 | — | #813 | #14 |
| 1884 | 1,648 | — | #700 | #15 |
| 1883 | 1,512 | — | #628 | #15 |
| 1882 | 1,650 | — | #648 | #15 |
| 1881 | 1,427 | — | #597 | #15 |
| 1880 | 1,578 | — | #602 | #15 |