Federico
About Federico
If Frederick feels too heavy, the Spanish and Italian has more energy. It's a long-term Top 20 name in Italy, and has neat nicknames like Fredo in Italian and Fede in Spanish. Famous bearers include the Spanish poet Federico García Lorca and the Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini. Further back in history, it was the name of a fifth-century Visigoth leader, the brother of Theodoric II.
Pronounced fed-uh-REE-koh.
As of October 2026, Federico ranked #2043 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #679 in 1976.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,819 | 82 | 42.7 |
| 2015 | #2,198 | 62 | 32.3 |
| 2016 | #2,119 | 66 | 34.8 |
| 2017 | #2,502 | 51 | 27.6 |
| 2018 | #2,290 | 59 | 32.5 |
| 2019 | #2,066 | 70 | 39 |
| 2020 | #2,148 | 65 | 37.7 |
| 2021 | #2,202 | 64 | 36.6 |
| 2022 | #2,102 | 71 | 40.7 |
| 2023 | #2,069 | 72 | 42.1 |
| 2024 | #1,777 | 92 | 53.4 |
| 2025 | #2,043 | 73 | 42.7 |
World rankings
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Federico on lists
Famous Federicos
- Luis Federico Leloir
winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Federico in pop culture
- Federico Auditore
character in the game Assassin's Creed 2