Fred as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Fred

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The baby name Fred is a Boy name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced FRED.

Fred is English in Origin.

Gender: Boy

Syllables: 1

Origin: English

Pronunciation: FRED

What is the meaning of the name Fred ?

The baby name Fred is a boy name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced FRED.

Fred is English in Origin.

Fred is an English clipped form of Frederick and, less often, Alfred. Frederick descends from the Old Germanic compound *Friþurīks, built from *friþu- peace and *rīk- ruler, power, so its literal sense is peace-ruler. Alfred belongs to Old English Ælfræd, a compound of ælf elf and ræd counsel. In Fred, the final consonant reflects the stressed first syllable of these longer names rather than an independent lexical root.

As a familiar name in Britain and North America, Fred moved from household nickname to independent given name in the nineteenth century and stayed within the U.S. Top 100 until the mid-1950s. It is especially tied to Fred Astaire and to fictional figures such as Fred Flintstone, Fred Jones of Scooby-Doo, and Fred Weasley. English spellings include Freddie and Freddy; Germanic and Dutch diminutives include Fritz, Friedel, Fiete, Freek, and Frits.

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Fred – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Boys	2025	#1	—	836
Germany	Boys	2025	#1	—	423
BI		0	#12	1	425
KR	Boys	0	#27	1	897
HT	Boys	0	#32	3	903
EE		0	#36	2	1,051
AZ		0	#43	1	706
MT		0	#43	1	1,767
BI	Boys	0	#44	1	917
GE		0	#44	1	997
LU		0	#49	18	2,830
CM		0	#50	7	2,592
MO		0	#50	3	2,706
HN	Boys	0	#52	1	749
AL		0	#54	22	2,372
PR		0	#55	1	1,497
CY		0	#59	2	1,632
AO		0	#70	8	2,729
CN		0	#70	16	3,857
JP		0	#75	3	4,057
NL	Boys	0	#77	6,598	5,873
PH		0	#82	15	5,607
EE	Boys	0	#84	43	2,087
GH	Boys	0	#87	715	8,138
JM		0	#92	2	3,714
TW		0	#96	8	4,523
QA		0	#101	6	7,011
SD		0	#102	1	2,130
GE	Boys	0	#108	3	2,055
Sweden	Boys	2022	#113	71	1,509
BN	Girls	0	#113	2	5,459
BN	Boys	0	#115	19	6,332
HU		0	#115	1	1,675
KW		0	#118	4	5,216
EC		0	#121	1	2,502
OM		0	#121	1	6,215
LU	Boys	0	#122	102	4,970
BW	Boys	0	#124	26	4,685
AZ	Boys	0	#126	6	1,400
CY	Boys	0	#126	6	3,473
Norway	Boys	2025	#130	5	444
ID	Boys	0	#131	5	4,130
MU		0	#131	7	3,613
GR		0	#133	3	3,911
IQ		0	#133	1	3,533
PA		0	#137	2	3,797
TW	Boys	0	#137	113	7,111
JO		0	#139	2	2,158
PT	Boys	0	#140	419	7,951
GH		0	#141	114	5,396
EE	Girls	0	#142	1	1,888
CN	Boys	0	#145	222	9,639
NL		0	#145	303	2,481
CR		0	#147	12	5,526
LT	Boys	0	#149	3	2,166
AL	Boys	0	#153	165	5,122
RS	Boys	0	#153	2	2,277
MT	Boys	0	#156	21	4,064
PR	Boys	0	#165	10	2,508
AE		0	#168	10	10,220
HU	Boys	0	#173	2	3,954
UY		0	#182	1	2,477
MO	Boys	0	#186	38	5,842
LU	Girls	0	#187	4	4,850
AO	Boys	0	#189	54	5,568
RU		0	#190	5	3,641
AR		0	#193	1	2,915
NG	Boys	0	#198	2,632	16,906
Austria		0	#200	14	850
DK		0	#200	7	5,198
NG		0	#200	66	5,926
NA	Boys	0	#207	29	6,830
MU	Boys	0	#208	158	8,477
SI	Boys	0	#209	3	3,402
PT		0	#210	37	4,161
Germany	Boys	0	#212	2,034	5,697
PL		0	#212	1	2,600
HK	Boys	0	#214	567	12,905
BG	Boys	0	#215	6	3,850
BD		0	#218	10	5,992
EC	Boys	0	#219	21	3,322
PS		0	#219	8	5,692
PH	Boys	0	#220	179	11,440
AL	Girls	0	#226	2	4,141
IR		0	#231	1	4,221
SG		0	#234	36	11,010
GR	Boys	0	#236	32	6,912
JM	Boys	0	#240	33	6,876
CM	Boys	0	#244	452	12,054
GR	Girls	0	#249	1	6,293
HR	Boys	0	#249	10	3,997
France	Girls	1953	#253	3	1,001
KZ	Boys	0	#260	30	6,578
MO	Girls	0	#262	2	7,056
Austria	Boys	0	#263	195	2,180
IL		0	#265	10	6,291
JP	Boys	0	#267	31	7,909
HK		0	#269	81	8,483
AF	Boys	0	#271	4	3,535
SA		0	#271	25	10,560
JM	Girls	0	#277	2	7,507
CZ	Boys	0	#278	27	6,530
PE		0	#282	29	6,350
MY		0	#295	36	12,352
Canada	Boys	2024	#296	11	2,588
GT		0	#298	17	5,948
PL	Boys	0	#298	38	6,459
GH	Girls	0	#303	22	6,973
DK	Boys	0	#305	21	7,401
Germany		0	#317	125	2,542
BR		0	#322	24	5,969
BR	Boys	0	#327	703	12,213
DK	Girls	0	#329	1	7,429
CR	Boys	0	#330	169	10,188
JO	Girls	0	#339	1	7,570
QA	Girls	0	#339	5	15,378
RU	Boys	0	#341	168	12,621
ZA	Boys	0	#344	1,729	25,619
ZA		0	#355	93	14,421
CN	Girls	0	#357	3	8,829
SD	Girls	0	#357	2	7,678
BO		0	#361	21	6,868
MU	Girls	0	#361	2	8,539
PL	Girls	0	#364	1	5,096
JO	Boys	0	#366	12	7,057
YE		0	#367	15	8,639
France	Boys	2021	#380	8	2,865
Finland	Boys	0	#381	47	2,041
UY	Boys	0	#382	18	5,922
EG		0	#391	10	6,387
CL		0	#400	12	6,867
GT	Boys	0	#401	74	7,625
MX		0	#403	11	8,339
BO	Boys	0	#406	203	9,244
SD	Boys	0	#408	38	10,523
PE	Boys	0	#413	747	14,506
PA	Boys	0	#414	68	9,305
OM	Girls	0	#424	1	15,987
Spain		0	#425	28	2,326
PH	Girls	0	#425	5	13,098
SG	Boys	0	#434	272	17,960
AR	Boys	0	#447	21	7,628
CO		0	#451	30	7,768
PS	Boys	0	#468	81	10,655
PT	Girls	0	#471	1	7,952
IR	Boys	0	#486	67	10,162
CL	Boys	0	#497	175	13,390
IL	Boys	0	#501	107	10,983
KW	Girls	0	#506	10	19,177
CO	Boys	0	#508	524	15,656
LY		0	#509	27	12,703
Finland	Boys	2026	#515	181	3,552
PA	Girls	0	#515	4	9,861
RU	Girls	0	#517	7	11,913
CM	Girls	0	#519	22	11,671
IQ	Girls	0	#520	6	11,303
BH		0	#532	22	17,937
GT	Girls	0	#541	1	7,500
AE	Girls	0	#543	11	20,968
MX	Boys	0	#544	559	16,355
PS	Girls	0	#545	3	10,981
BD	Boys	0	#562	15	10,045
SG	Girls	0	#571	16	18,916
QA	Boys	0	#587	121	18,093
MY	Boys	0	#596	586	25,439
LB		0	#600	59	13,263
IQ	Boys	0	#616	52	13,071
AR	Girls	0	#626	5	8,289
IT		0	#633	82	4,183
HK	Girls	0	#644	7	16,104
IL	Girls	0	#644	2	11,648
BO	Girls	0	#648	4	9,488
NG	Girls	0	#659	129	15,093
Spain	Boys	0	#670	271	5,610
SY		0	#676	53	11,684
IT	Boys	0	#688	1,009	10,046
KW	Boys	0	#689	81	18,755
TN		0	#705	125	13,765
EG	Boys	0	#782	105	15,035
United States	Boys	2024	#794	99	7,044
OM	Boys	0	#810	72	17,948
Germany	Girls	0	#825	14	4,949
AE	Boys	0	#884	209	22,615
CL	Girls	0	#909	7	14,098
NL	Girls	0	#919	37	5,933
SA	Girls	0	#924	12	25,931
BR	Girls	0	#928	14	12,708
MA		0	#954	175	20,986
MY	Girls	0	#976	19	24,821
IN	Boys	0	#980	22	16,750
DZ		0	#999	178	20,130
EG	Girls	0	#1,003	7	14,742
PE	Girls	0	#1,006	5	14,861
CO	Girls	0	#1,069	10	16,140
SA	Boys	0	#1,077	599	28,008
ZA	Girls	0	#1,098	44	25,928
TR		0	#1,139	73	19,440
MX	Girls	0	#1,173	11	17,781
IT	Girls	0	#1,414	33	9,415

Fred is popular in 91 countries — most recent births per country:

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