Fritz
About Fritz
Since female cousins Mitzi and Fritzi have entered the realm of possibilities, there's a chance that Cousin Fritz could as well. Fritz is the name of several notables, from early German-born film director Lang to early footballer Fritz (born Frederick) Pollard, the first African-American to play in the Rose Bowl in 1916.
Fritz has several other pop culture references, including the R. Crumb comic strip "Fritz the Cat" begun in 1965 and which became a popular animated feature seven years later, and as one of the children in both The Nutcracker and Swiss Family Robinson. Fritz was also the nickname of former vice president Walter Frederick Mondale.
As of October 2026, Fritz ranked #2727 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #389 in 1888.
Editor's take: The name Fritz is a boy's name of German origin meaning "peaceful ruler".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,948 | 39 | 20.3 |
| 2015 | #2,778 | 43 | 22.4 |
| 2016 | #2,529 | 50 | 26.3 |
| 2017 | #3,145 | 37 | 20 |
| 2018 | #2,193 | 63 | 34.7 |
| 2019 | #2,297 | 60 | 33.4 |
| 2020 | #2,633 | 48 | 27.8 |
| 2021 | #2,560 | 51 | 29.2 |
| 2022 | #2,625 | 51 | 29.2 |
| 2023 | #2,325 | 60 | 35.1 |
| 2024 | #2,530 | 53 | 30.8 |
| 2025 | #2,727 | 47 | 27.5 |
World rankings
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Fritz on lists
Famous Fritzs
- "Old Fritz
" the affectionate nickname of Frederick (Friedrich) the Great of Prussia
- Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang
German film director
- Frederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard
American NFL football player
- Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale
42nd Vice President of the U.S.
- Fritz Feld
German,American character actor
- Fritz Haber
German chemist and Nobel Prize winner
- Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr.
American fantasy novelist
- Friedrich "Fritz' Salomon Perls
German psychiatrist, father of Gestalt Therapy
- Friedrich "Fritz" Thyssen
German businessman
- Fritz Pregl
Slovenian,Austrian chemist and Nobel Prize winner
- Fritz Albert Lipmann
German,American biochemist and Nobel Prize winner
- Frank Fritz
star of History Channel's "American Pickers"
Fritz in pop culture
- Fritz Robinson
character in Disney's "Swiss Family Robinson"
- Fritz Howard
character on TV's "The Closer"
- Fritz Stahlbaum
character in "The Nutcracker" by E.T.A. Hoffman
- Fritz Katzenjammer
character in comic strip "The Katzenjammer Kids" by Rudolph Dirks
- "Fritz the Cat
" comic strip by Robert Crumb
- Fritz
nickname for German soldiers
- Fritz Smith
a character in the horror game "Five Nights at Freddy's"
- Fritz
a character and bachelor in the game "Story Of Seasons"