Freddy

Meaning: Peaceful ruler
Origin: Germanic — Short form of Frederick

Boy's name · #1422 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Freddy holds its lane: charted since 1896 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1422 in 2025). About 27,000 boys have carried it along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#270 in N. Ireland (2025) · #285 in Ecuador (2025) · #328 in England & Wales (2025) · #367 in Scotland (2025) · #977 in Sweden (2025) · #1,461 in Austria (2025) · #2,362 in Italy (2024) · #2,468 in France (2025) · #3,153 in Canada (2025) · #365 in New Zealand (2024) · #472 in Ireland (2024) · #391 in Puerto Rico (2009) and 2 more.

Famous Freddys

Freddy Adu — American footballer (born 1989)
Freddy Rincón — Colombian footballer (1966–2022)
Freddy Quinn — Austrian singer and actor (born 1931)
Freddy Rodriguez — American actor and voice actor (born 1975)
Freddy Fender — American Tejano singer (1937–2006)

In stories & tradition

Freddy Krueger — Character from A Nightmare on Elm Street
Freddy (Captain Marvel Jr.) — Whiz Comics (comics)
Freddy Fazbear — Five Nights at Freddy's (video game)

What Freddys become

Among 687 notable people named Freddy:

Sports figures appear 1.63× more often than among typical names — e.g. Freddy Adu, American footballer (born 1989).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Freddie (#1510) and Fredy (#2083), Freddy would rank around #797 with about 310 births last year — the newborns split about 40/37/23 across Freddy, Freddie, and Fredy.

Similar names: Freddie · Reynaldo · Frankie · Teddy · Karl · Rudy

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