Boy Girl’s name Fred Fred Fred means: elf or magical counsel; peaceful ruler. Fred Name Origin: German Pronunciation: f-red See what 1 person thinks about Fred Share Popularity Alternatives Lists Comments Infographic of Fred name meaning, which is elf or magical counsel; peaceful ruler Ask your friends & family about Fred… Share Pin Tweet Email Text Fred Name Popularity How popular is the name Fred? Here’s everything we know. Chart Raw Data By State Year Rank # Births % Births 1910 22 1,569 0.4456% 1911 22 1,784 0.4791% 1912 26 3,100 0.6147% 1913 27 3,618 0.6381% 1914 28 4,438 0.6368% 1915 26 5,775 0.6356% 1916 29 5,737 0.5939% 1917 29 5,983 0.598% 1918 33 6,179 0.5757% 1919 30 6,092 0.5818% 1920 33 6,292 0.5659% 1921 33 6,488 0.5666% 1922 33 6,241 0.5602% 1923 33 6,313 0.5636% 1924 32 6,530 0.5623% 1925 33 6,202 0.5487% 1926 31 6,443 0.5858% 1927 35 6,309 0.57% 1928 36 6,031 0.5637% 1929 34 5,852 0.565% 1930 32 6,038 0.578% 1931 33 5,698 0.5773% 1932 33 5,513 0.558% 1933 34 5,281 0.5668% 1934 33 5,459 0.5647% 1935 34 5,489 0.5648% 1936 36 5,602 0.5816% 1937 35 5,735 0.582% 1938 38 5,767 0.5633% 1939 40 5,532 0.5438% 1940 40 5,586 0.5255% 1941 43 5,617 0.4991% 1942 46 6,083 0.4817% 1943 45 6,169 0.4725% 1944 47 5,576 0.4499% 1945 51 5,115 0.4194% 1946 51 6,012 0.4074% 1947 56 6,384 0.3824% 1948 64 5,380 0.337% 1949 72 4,725 0.2937% 1950 83 4,198 0.2607% 1951 87 3,987 0.2352% 1952 90 3,963 0.227% 1953 92 3,779 0.2135% 1954 93 3,694 0.2021% 1955 97 3,501 0.1903% 1956 102 3,573 0.1892% 1957 103 3,639 0.1891% 1958 114 3,512 0.1858% 1959 112 3,576 0.1882% 1960 117 3,398 0.1793% 1961 124 3,080 0.1631% 1962 125 2,854 0.1555% 1963 134 2,520 0.1404% 1964 133 2,454 0.1394% 1965 141 2,141 0.1309% 1966 151 1,866 0.1195% 1967 159 1,681 0.1108% 1968 170 1,562 0.104% 1969 178 1,556 0.101% 1970 184 1,482 0.0931% 1971 194 1,263 0.084% 1972 215 1,011 0.0742% 1973 214 995 0.0767% 1974 232 866 0.0666% 1975 247 809 0.063% 1976 248 758 0.0588% 1977 267 704 0.0522% 1978 281 649 0.0483% 1979 314 576 0.0409% 1980 323 555 0.038% 1981 330 542 0.0369% 1982 339 517 0.0346% 1983 337 508 0.0344% 1984 391 394 0.0265% 1985 394 415 0.0273% 1986 414 386 0.0256% 1987 465 317 0.0208% 1988 471 333 0.0214% 1989 460 374 0.0232% 1990 502 333 0.0201% 1991 537 310 0.019% 1992 582 263 0.0165% 1993 584 264 0.0169% 1994 668 195 0.0127% 1995 661 205 0.0136% 1996 661 204 0.0136% 1997 719 169 0.0114% 1998 746 170 0.0114% 1999 773 156 0.0104% 2000 971 105 0.0069% 2001 879 133 0.0088% 2002 895 133 0.0089% 2003 1,006 107 0.007% 2004 1,096 93 0.0061% 2005 1,140 90 0.0059% 2006 1,065 112 0.0072% 2007 1,227 87 0.0055% 2008 1,235 86 0.0056% 2009 1,344 70 0.0047% 2010 1,534 45 0.0031% 2011 1,414 56 0.0039% 2012 1,483 48 0.0034% 2013 1,492 46 0.0032% 2014 1,498 47 0.0032% 2015 1,478 51 0.0035% 2016 1,403 58 0.004% 2017 1,578 39 0.0028% 2018 1,320 66 0.0048% 2019 1,788 26 0.0019% 2020 2,325 20 0.0016% 2021 1,783 43 0.0035% 2022 1,830 44 0.0033% Alaska (AK) Alabama (AL) Arkansas (AR) Arizona (AZ) California (CA) Colorado (CO) Connecticut (CT) District of Columbia (DC) Delaware (DE) Florida (FL) Georgia (GA) Hawaii (HI) Iowa (IA) Idaho (ID) Illinois (IL) Indiana (IN) Kansas (KS) Kentucky (KY) Louisiana (LA) Massachusetts (MA) Maryland (MD) Maine (ME) Michigan (MI) Minnesota (MN) Missouri (MO) Mississippi (MS) Montana (MT) North Carolina (NC) North Dakota (ND) Nebraska (NE) New Hampshire (NH) New Jersey (NJ) New Mexico (NM) Nevada (NV) New York (NY) Ohio (OH) Oklahoma (OK) Oregon (OR) Pennsylvania (PA) Rhode Island (RI) South Carolina (SC) South Dakota (SD) Tennessee (TN) Texas (TX) Utah (UT) Virginia (VA) Vermont (VT) Washington (WA) Wisconsin (WI) West Virginia (WV) Wyoming (WY) Data via SSA.gov. Names Like Fred If you like Fred, you’ll love these other names like Fred. What names sound like Fred? If you like how Fred sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Fred. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Fredd Peaceful ruler German Fredi Peaceful ruler German Fredo Elf or magical counsel English Freed Free; peace German Fried Free; peace German What names are similar to Fred? Find a name that’s like Fred, but just a little bit different. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Free A free man, one freed from bound servitude to an overlord English Frey Lord, exalted one Scandinavian Lists With Fred Find inspiration in these baby boy name lists featuring the name Fred. Effortlessly Cool Boy Names for 2024 // 175 names Spice things up with our list of cool boy names. We have the hip names you love in all shapes and sizes, whether you’re a fan of modern finds or old-school classics. 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