The first name Frederica

In 2025, 12 girls were named Frederica, making it the 2,278th most popular girls’ name.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Frederica with other names.

In 2024, 5 girls born in the United States were named Frederica, the 16,090th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1960, when 47 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Frederica von Stade
  American singer and recording artist, born 1945
• Frederica de Laguna
  American ethnologist, anthropologist, and archaeologist (1906–2004)
• Princess Augusta of Great Britain
  British princess (1737-1813)
• Alice Keppel
  British society hostess and mistress of Edward VII (1868–1947)
• Liza Lehmann
  English operatic soprano and composer (1862–1918)
• Clara Montalba
  British artist (1840-1929)

What does the name Frederica mean?

From Frederick + -a. Compare Danish Frederikke, French Frédérique, German Friederike, and Italian Federica.

How popular is the name Frederica?

In 2025, 12 girls born in England and Wales were named Frederica, ranking 2,278th.

Is Frederica a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,358 US babies named Frederica since 1880 were girls.

When was Frederica most popular?

1960 in the United States, when 47 babies were named Frederica, its highest rank at 1,644th.

How do you pronounce Frederica?

Frederica is /ˌfɹɛdəˈɹiː.kə/, 4 syllables.

What are other spellings of Frederica?

Fredericka.