The first name Fredrik
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 13 boys were named Fredrik, making it the 1,897th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2020, with 24 births (#1,111).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Fredrik with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Fredrik at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 17 boys born in the United States were named Fredrik, the 5,461st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2020, when 28 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.
Famous people named Fredrik
32 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Fredrik BajerDanish politician (1837-1922)
- Fredrik PaciusGerman composer resided in Finland (1809-1891)
- Fredrik JensenFinnish association football player, born 1997
- Fredrik IdestamFinnish mining engineer, founder of Nokia (1838–1916)
- Fredrik RosencrantzEquestrian (1879-1957)
- Fredrik Oldrup JensenFootball player, born 1993
- Fredrik BjerrehuusDanish amateur wrestler, born 1990
- Karl Fredrik WilkamaFinnish general and Chief of Defence (1876-1947)
- Fredrik CygnaeusFinnish writer, poet and literary critic (1807–1881)
- Fredrik AhlstedtFinnish painter (1839-1901)
- Herman Fredrik Zeiner-GundersenChairman of NATO, 1915–2002
- Fredrik Marinus KrusemanDutch painter, 1817-1860 (1816–1882)
Questions
- How popular is the name Fredrik?
- In 2025, 13 boys born in England and Wales were named Fredrik, ranking 1,897th. Its peak was 2020, with 24 births.
- Is Fredrik a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 525 US babies named Fredrik since 1880 were boys.
- When was Fredrik most popular?
- 2020 in the United States, when 28 babies were named Fredrik, its highest rank at 3,753rd.