Fredric

Fredric: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “peaceful ruler”
Origin: Germanic
Say it: FRED-rik · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys

Variant spelling of Frederick, from Germanic elements frid 'peace' and ric 'ruler, power'. Related forms include Friedrich and Frederic.

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How popular is Fredric?

20244.2 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Fredric in 202414

Peak year1939

Total US babies since 18808,379

Fredric is steady now but far below its 1939 peak.

Names like Fredric

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Fredric questions

What does the name Fredric mean?

Fredric means "peaceful ruler". It comes from Germanic. Variant spelling of Frederick, from Germanic elements frid 'peace' and ric 'ruler, power'. Related forms include Friedrich and Frederic.

Is Fredric a boy or girl name?

Fredric is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Fredric?

14 US babies were named Fredric in 2024. Its peak year was 1939.

How do you pronounce Fredric?

Fredric is usually pronounced FRED-rik.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.