# Freddy (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/freddy/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfɹɛdi/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Freddie |
| US babies named this | 26,968 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 26,796 / 172 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 4,249, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Fred + -y.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 9 | 3,489 |
| 1947 | 5 | 5,583 |
| 1948 | 6 | 4,854 |
| 1950 | 5 | 5,568 |
| 1952 | 5 | 5,849 |
| 1962 | 7 | 5,473 |
| 1964 | 5 | 7,093 |
| 1981 | 6 | 9,469 |
| 1982 | 5 | 11,026 |
| 1987 | 5 | 11,901 |
| 1988 | 8 | 8,655 |
| 1990 | 5 | 13,687 |
| 1991 | 5 | 13,879 |
| 1993 | 5 | 14,231 |
| 1994 | 5 | 14,164 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 223 | 906 |
| 2012 | 227 | 914 |
| 2013 | 192 | 1,017 |
| 2014 | 201 | 1,015 |
| 2015 | 207 | 993 |
| 2016 | 155 | 1,217 |
| 2017 | 164 | 1,153 |
| 2018 | 171 | 1,131 |
| 2019 | 141 | 1,306 |
| 2020 | 145 | 1,267 |
| 2021 | 132 | 1,386 |
| 2022 | 142 | 1,324 |
| 2023 | 157 | 1,242 |
| 2024 | 144 | 1,332 |
| 2025 | 127 | 1,422 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 188 | 257 |
| 2012 | 212 | 238 |
| 2013 | 210 | 241 |
| 2014 | 285 | 199 |
| 2015 | 254 | 221 |
| 2016 | 245 | 229 |
| 2017 | 244 | 218 |
| 2018 | 204 | 251 |
| 2019 | 197 | 249 |
| 2020 | 172 | 275 |
| 2021 | 161 | 293 |
| 2022 | 144 | 314 |
| 2023 | 161 | 284 |
| 2024 | 137 | 318 |
| 2025 | 135 | 328 |

## People named Freddy

- Freddy Adu, American soccer player
- Freddy Rincón, Colombian footballer (1966–2022)
- Freddy Quinn, Austrian singer-actor
- Freddy Rodriguez, American actor
- Freddy Maertens, Belgian cyclist
- Freddy Loix, Belgian rally driver
- Freddy Eastwood, British footballer (born 1983)
- Freddy Fender, American Tejano singer (1937–2006)
- Freddy Cole, American jazz singer and pianist
- Freddy Mayola, Cuban sprint athlete
- Freddy Thielemans, Belgian politician (1944-2022)
- Freddy Mamani, Bolivian architect

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.