Skip to content
Name Lineage

    The first name Friedrich

    A boy’s name from German.

    2 syllables Male Also a surname

    Meaning and origin

    German origin

    Borrowed from German Friedrich.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    Friedrich last appeared in the official list in 2022, given to 8 boys.

    0510 1996200020052010201520202025
    29
    babies named Friedrich, 1996–2025
    #2,529
    rank in 2022
    2022
    peak year

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

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Friedrich at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 29 boys born in the United States were named Friedrich, the 3,788th most popular boys’ name that year.

    01530 188018851890189519001905191019151920192519301935194019451950195519601965197019751980198519901995200020052010201520202025
    652
    babies named Friedrich since 1880
    #3,788
    rank in 2025
    2025
    peak year

    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.

    Nicknames and spellings

    Nicknames for Friedrich

    Famous people named Friedrich

    752 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Carl Friedrich Gauss
      German mathematician and physicist (1777–1855)
    • Friedrich Hayek
      Austrian and British economist (1899–1992)
    • Friedrich Bessel
      German astronomer and mathematician, 1784–1846
    • Friedrich Max Müller
      German-born British philologist, orientalist and indologist (1823–1900)
    • Friedrich Wöhler
      German chemist (1800-1882)
    • Friedrich Paulus
      German general (1890–1957)
    • Friedrich Bergius
      German chemist (1884–1949)
    • Friedrich Fröbel
      German educator, 1782–1852
    • Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve
      Baltic German astronomer (1793–1864)
    • Friedrich Ratzel
      German geographer and ethnographer (1844–1904)
    • Friedrich Carl von Savigny
      German jurist (1779-1861)
    • Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald
      Estonian writer, author of the national epic Kalevipoeg (1803–1882)

    More German boys’ names

    All 62 names of German origin

    Questions

    What does the name Friedrich mean?
    Borrowed from German Friedrich.
    What is the origin of the name Friedrich?
    Borrowed from German Friedrich.
    How popular is the name Friedrich?
    In 2022, 8 boys born in England and Wales were named Friedrich, ranking 2,529th.
    What are nicknames for Friedrich?
    Common nicknames for Friedrich include Fritz.
    Is Friedrich a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 652 US babies named Friedrich since 1880 were boys.
    When was Friedrich most popular?
    2025 in the United States, when 29 babies were named Friedrich, its highest rank at 3,788th.
    Is Friedrich also a surname?
    Yes. Friedrich is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.