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Freddie

/ˈfɹɛdi/ · 88% boys · 130 born in 2025

Freddie has been given to about 83,643 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1947, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈfɹɛdi/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 52,244
Median age today70 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Freddie per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1947 · 1,958
  • Born in 2025130
  • All time83,643
  • England & Wales, 2025#10 · 2,529

How popular is Freddie?

Its best year was 1947, when 1,958 babies were given the name, ranking 153rd. The typical living American called Freddie is about 70 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Freddie

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Eddie0.76
  2. Reggie0.73
  3. Brodie0.68
  4. Freddy0.65
  5. Frankie0.63
  6. Fredric0.64
  7. Jessie0.61
  8. Fredrick0.62

Middle names for Freddie

Ranked by flow score
  1. Freddie Thomas0.80
  2. Freddie James0.80
  3. Freddie Cole0.79
  4. Freddie Miles0.79
  5. Freddie Wilder0.78
  6. Freddie Paul0.61

Sibling names for Freddie

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Myrasister · 0.94
  2. Rosemarysister · 0.94
  3. Ramonasister · 0.94
  4. Rolandbrother · 0.94
  5. Tommybrother · 0.93
  6. Hughbrother · 0.92

Where Freddie is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Utah0.02%
  2. California0.01%
  3. Michigan0.01%
  4. Florida0.00%
  5. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Freddie Wilson0.75
  2. Freddie Williams0.75
  3. Freddie Walker0.75
  4. Freddie Turner0.75
  5. Freddie Torres0.75
  6. Freddie Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Freddie

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. Ireland1998–2019
  5. France1900–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Freddie across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.