Freddy
About Freddy
Another old-school nickname getting new attention thanks to TV's Mad Men. Names like Fred, Pete, and George have been out so long it's time for them to come back in. It reentered the US Top 1000 in 2015 following a two-year absence from the list. It currently ranks Number 199 in England and Wales.
As of October 2026, Freddy ranked #1422 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #321 in 1946.
Editor's take: The name Freddy is a boy's name of German origin meaning "peaceful ruler".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,015 | 201 | 104.6 |
| 2015 | #996 | 206 | 107.5 |
| 2016 | #1,217 | 155 | 81.7 |
| 2017 | #1,153 | 164 | 88.6 |
| 2018 | #1,131 | 171 | 94.2 |
| 2019 | #1,306 | 141 | 78.6 |
| 2020 | #1,267 | 145 | 84 |
| 2021 | #1,386 | 132 | 75.5 |
| 2022 | #1,323 | 142 | 81.3 |
| 2023 | #1,242 | 157 | 91.8 |
| 2024 | #1,328 | 144 | 83.6 |
| 2025 | #1,422 | 127 | 74.4 |
World rankings
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Freddy on lists
Famous Freddys
- Freddy Fender (born Baldemar Garza Huerta)
American country music singer
- Freddy Head
American jockey
- Freddy Antonio Garcia
Venezuelan baseball pitcher
- Fredua Koranteng "Freddy" Adu
Ghanaian,American footballer
- Freddy Rodriguez
American actor
- Freddy Cannon (born Frederick Anthony Picariello)
American rock singer
- Freddy Maertens
Belgian cyclist
- Frederick Phillip "Freddy" Sanchez
American baseball player
- Freddy Wickham
son of English novelist Madeleine Wickham aka Sophie Kinsella
Freddy in pop culture
- Frederick Charles "Freddy" Krueger
villain in "A Nightmare on Elm Street" series
- Freddy Rumsen
character on TV's "Mad Men"
- Freddy Fazbear
character in the video game "Five Nights at Freddy's"
- Freddy Honeychurch
character in E.M. Forster's "A Room with a View"
- Freddy Quimby
character on TV's "The Simpsons"
- Freddy Calvart
brother of Rosalee Calvert, GRIMM