Freddy is an established variant of Fred that peaked in 1947 and has grown less common since.
Freddy is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,422 for boy births in the United States (and #3,007 across all names), given to 127 babies. Freddy first appears in 1896 and peaked in 1947 (436 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 127 | 127 | — | #1,422 |
| 2024 | 144 | 144 | — | #1,332 |
| 2023 | 157 | 157 | — | #1,242 |
| 2022 | 142 | 142 | — | #1,324 |
| 2021 | 132 | 132 | — | #1,386 |
| 2020 | 145 | 145 | — | #1,267 |
| 2019 | 141 | 141 | — | #1,306 |
| 2018 | 171 | 171 | — | #1,131 |
| 2017 | 164 | 164 | — | #1,153 |
| 2016 | 155 | 155 | — | #1,217 |
| 2015 | 207 | 207 | — | #993 |
| 2014 | 201 | 201 | — | #1,015 |
| 2013 | 192 | 192 | — | #1,017 |
| 2012 | 227 | 227 | — | #914 |
| 2011 | 223 | 223 | — | #906 |
| 2010 | 268 | 268 | — | #805 |
| 2009 | 289 | 296 | — | #785 |
| 2008 | 327 | 333 | — | #712 |
| 2007 | 333 | 333 | — | #700 |
| 2006 | 361 | 361 | — | #643 |
| 2005 | 333 | 338 | — | #651 |
| 2004 | 324 | 324 | — | #642 |
| 2003 | 344 | 351 | — | #606 |
| 2002 | 302 | 311 | — | #643 |
| 2001 | 323 | 331 | — | #607 |
| 2000 | 315 | 321 | — | #609 |
| 1999 | 301 | 309 | — | #608 |
| 1998 | 276 | 289 | — | #640 |
| 1997 | 293 | — | — | #603 |
| 1996 | 322 | — | — | #569 |
| 1995 | 335 | — | — | #556 |
| 1994 | 320 | — | #14,164 | #584 |
| 1993 | 357 | — | #14,231 | #546 |
| 1992 | 371 | — | — | #525 |
| 1991 | 361 | — | #13,879 | #536 |
| 1990 | 345 | — | #13,687 | #542 |
| 1989 | 359 | — | — | #503 |
| 1988 | 296 | — | #8,655 | #543 |
| 1987 | 295 | — | #11,901 | #528 |
| 1986 | 249 | — | — | #563 |
| 1985 | 258 | — | — | #547 |
| 1984 | 234 | — | — | #559 |
| 1983 | 232 | — | — | #551 |
| 1982 | 249 | — | #11,026 | #555 |
| 1981 | 222 | — | #9,469 | #582 |
| 1980 | 215 | — | — | #586 |
| 1979 | 187 | — | — | #625 |
| 1978 | 196 | — | — | #597 |
| 1977 | 210 | — | — | #576 |
| 1976 | 224 | — | — | #538 |
| 1975 | 194 | — | — | #580 |
| 1974 | 191 | — | — | #581 |
| 1973 | 208 | — | — | #541 |
| 1972 | 229 | — | — | #523 |
| 1971 | 196 | — | — | #590 |
| 1970 | 219 | — | — | #550 |
| 1969 | 201 | — | — | #555 |
| 1968 | 195 | — | — | #542 |
| 1967 | 228 | — | — | #496 |
| 1966 | 266 | — | — | #469 |
| 1965 | 267 | — | — | #477 |
| 1964 | 289 | — | #7,093 | #470 |
| 1963 | 324 | — | — | #443 |
| 1962 | 304 | — | #5,473 | #463 |
| 1961 | 333 | — | — | #437 |
| 1960 | 383 | — | — | #407 |
| 1959 | 356 | — | — | #422 |
| 1958 | 358 | — | — | #414 |
| 1957 | 422 | — | — | #376 |
| 1956 | 426 | — | — | #357 |
| 1955 | 430 | — | — | #349 |
| 1954 | 404 | — | — | #359 |
| 1953 | 407 | — | — | #343 |
| 1952 | 394 | — | #5,849 | #349 |
| 1951 | 408 | — | — | #337 |
| 1950 | 432 | — | #5,568 | #327 |
| 1949 | 424 | — | — | #332 |
| 1948 | 411 | — | #4,854 | #334 |
| 1947 | 441 | — | #5,583 | #328 |
| 1946 | 414 | — | #3,489 | #321 |
| 1945 | 340 | — | #4,781 | #324 |
| 1944 | 311 | — | — | #339 |
| 1943 | 343 | — | #3,329 | #333 |
| 1942 | 337 | — | — | #331 |
| 1941 | 291 | — | #4,124 | #344 |
| 1940 | 311 | — | #4,589 | #324 |
| 1939 | 282 | — | #4,473 | #333 |
| 1938 | 245 | — | #4,558 | #360 |
| 1937 | 225 | — | — | #360 |
| 1936 | 188 | — | — | #402 |
| 1935 | 192 | — | #4,451 | #400 |
| 1934 | 182 | — | #3,266 | #427 |
| 1933 | 117 | — | — | #525 |
| 1932 | 125 | — | — | #517 |
| 1931 | 132 | — | #4,048 | #513 |
| 1930 | 120 | — | — | #550 |
| 1929 | 104 | — | — | #593 |
| 1928 | 80 | — | — | #709 |
| 1927 | 86 | — | #4,012 | #738 |
| 1926 | 75 | — | #3,694 | #806 |
| 1925 | 58 | — | #4,170 | #948 |
| 1924 | 41 | — | — | #1,125 |
| 1923 | 46 | — | — | #1,044 |
| 1922 | 34 | — | — | #1,246 |
| 1921 | 27 | — | — | #1,463 |
| 1920 | 24 | — | — | #1,560 |
| 1919 | 26 | — | #5,078 | #1,654 |
| 1918 | 27 | — | #5,100 | #1,620 |
| 1917 | 18 | — | — | #1,770 |
| 1916 | 21 | — | — | #1,568 |
| 1915 | 19 | — | — | #1,624 |
| 1914 | 13 | — | — | #1,814 |
| 1912 | 8 | — | — | #1,943 |
| 1909 | 6 | — | — | #1,344 |
| 1896 | 6 | — | — | #1,031 |