Names / Boy names
Fred
Current rank
#1,936
holding steady
All-time peak
#14
in 1885
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
345,600
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #14 in 1885 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
A nod to the red-haired Weasley twin from. The name enters U.S. records in U.S. records in 1880. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Its strongest year was 1885, at #14 nationally. More than 345,600 children have been given the name overall.