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Boy name Germanic origin

Fred

FRED · 4 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Peaceful ruler
Language
Germanic
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · friendly
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1686
2024 births99
Peak year1924
First appeared1880
Total US births343,576
1924 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
FreddyFreddie
In other languages
FriedrichFederico

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Notable people named Fred

Fred Astaire
Fred Rogers
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