Freddie

“Variant of Frederick — Peaceful ruler” — Germanic origin

Boy's name · #1509 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Freddie has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #132 (1938) · 73,315 babies named Freddie all-time · 1 in 14,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #10 in England & Wales (2025) · #12 in Scotland (2025) · #21 in N. Ireland (2025) · #52 in Ireland (2025) · #94 in New Zealand (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Freddies

Freddie Mercury — British singer, songwriter and musician, frontman of the rock band Queen (1946–1991)
Freddie Ljungberg — Swedish association football player and manager
Freddie Highmore — English actor
Freddie Prinze Jr. — American actor
Freddie Hubbard — American jazz trumpeter (1938–2008)

In stories & tradition

Freddie Benson — iCarly
Freddie McClair — Skins
Freddie Roscoe — character

What Freddies become

Among 444 notable people named Freddie:

Athletes appear 2.34× more often than among typical names — e.g. Freddie Ljungberg, Swedish association football player and manager.

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