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Freddie

Say it FRED-ee 2 syllables

Germanic · from Frederick, “peace king, peaceful ruler”

Loved in England and Wales. Common in Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and 2 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.

1 in 108 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 10 there.

Freddie in every place

Rank, count and share in all 40 places: loved in 1, common in 5, rare in 20.
Freddie in every place we hold figures for
Place Rankyear Boysshare 5 years earlier
British Isles
England and Wales10 (up)20252,5261 in 108132020
Scotland12 (up)20252011 in 98232020
Northern Ireland21 (up)2025701 in 118322020
Ireland52 (up)20251011 in 235712020
North America
Ontario (province)1,516 (new in the list)20246about 1 in 9,979Not listed2019
Quebec (province)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
British Columbia (province)Rare: below the complete list2023Not listed2018
Nova Scotia (province)Not in the published top 212025Not listed2020
Oceania
New South Wales (state)Not in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
Victoria (state)Not in the published top 1012025Not listed2020
Queensland (state)Not in the published top 1012025Not listed2020
South Australia (state)98 (new in the list)202520Not listed2020
New Zealand93 (new in the list)202546Not listed2020
Western Europe
FranceRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Netherlands868 (new in the list)202513about 1 in 5,118Not listed2020
Central Europe
AustriaRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
SwitzerlandRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Berlin (city)Rare: below the complete list20231,0052018
Munich (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Cologne (city)418 (new in the list)20232about 1 in 3,189Not listed2018
Bonn (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Leipzig (city)Rare: below the complete list20254032020
Rostock (city)Rare: below the complete list20252122020
Nordic countries
NorwayRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
SwedenRare: below the complete list20255352020
DenmarkNot in the published top 502025Not listed2020
FinlandNot in the published top 502025No list2020
IcelandNot in the published top 102025No list2020
Southern Europe
SpainNot in the published top 1002024Not listed2019
Catalonia (region)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
ItalyRare: below the complete list2024Not listed2019
Central and Eastern Europe
PolandRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
HungaryNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
SloveniaRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
EstoniaNot in the published top 272025Not listed2020
Moscow (city)Not in the published top 612025Not listed2020
CroatiaNot in the published top 502025No list2020
Middle East
TurkeyNot in the published top 302025Not listed2020
IsraelRare: below the complete list2024Not listed2019
Latin America
ArgentinaNot in the published top 202024Not listed2019

Germany publishes no national list; the German rows are city registers. About: the publisher leaves out its smallest names, so the share is approximate. ▲ and ▼ compare the rank with five years earlier. Not listed five years earlier: not in that year’s list. No list: the place published no list that year. How these figures are computed.

About the name

From Fred and the ending -ie comes Freddie. The meaning comes from Frederick: 'peace king, peaceful ruler'.

2 more paragraphs

It has two syllables, FRED-ee, and a bright, friendly sound. Related forms include Frederick, Fred, Freddy and Fredy.

Freddie is a British favourite, ranking high in England and Wales and nearly as popular in Scotland and Northern Ireland. It is rare outside the British Isles. French records show a peak in the 1990s, but the name is still rising in some places and falling in none, which makes it a revival name in Britain.

Meaning, origin and how to say it

Say it
FRED-ee · 2 syllables · Stress on beat 1 of 2.
Meaning
from Frederick, “peace king, peaceful ruler”
Origin
Germanic
Related names
Frederick, Fred, Freddy, Fredy
Where Freddie comes from (Wiktionary)

From Fred + -ie.

Shortened from the Wiktionary entry for Freddie. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Freddie over time

Rising in 1 of the 4 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 0. Peak in France: 1993.

Rank in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025

Freddie in England and Wales: #290 in 1996, a peak of #10 in 2022, and #10 in 2025.

#1#10#50#100#300200020052010201520202025Top 101996: #290, 89 boys1997: #289, 93 boys1998: #285, 91 boys1999: #272, 102 boys2000: #221, 138 boys2001: #174, 202 boys2002: #152, 265 boys2003: #117, 436 boys2004: #96, 585 boys2005: #79, 843 boys2006: #65, 1,129 boys2007: #64, 1,175 boys2008: #60, 1,200 boys2009: #53, 1,356 boys2010: #45, 1,716 boys2011: #42, 1,819 boys2012: #38, 1,936 boys2013: #35, 2,089 boys2014: #20, 3,023 boys2015: #17, 3,219 boys2016: #17, 3,287 boys2017: #16, 3,127 boys2018: #18, 2,838 boys2019: #14, 2,907 boys2020: #13, 2,797 boys2021: #12, 2,873 boys2022: #10, 2,760 boys2023: #12, 2,481 boys2024: #13, 2,369 boys2025: #10, 2,526 boys#290 in 1996peak #10, 2022#10in 2025
Show the numbers
YearRankBoys
199629089
199728993
199828591
1999272102
2000221138
2001174202
2002152265
2003117436
200496585
200579843
2006651,129
2007641,175
2008601,200
2009531,356
2010451,716
2011421,819
2012381,936
2013352,089
2014203,023
2015173,219
2016173,287
2017163,127
2018182,838
2019142,907
2020132,797
2021122,873
2022102,760
2023122,481
2024132,369
2025102,526

Source: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3)

The long view: in France

Half of the boys named Freddie in France since 1925 were born in or after 1964. Peak: 1993, about 1 per 100,000 boys. Babies per 100,000 boys, five-year periods.

1925-1929: 0 per 100,000 boys1930-1934: 0 per 100,000 boys1935-1939: 0 per 100,000 boys1940-1944: 0 per 100,000 boys19401945-1949: 0.7 per 100,000 boys1950-1954: 0.9 per 100,000 boys1955-1959: 0.9 per 100,000 boys1960-1964: 0.9 per 100,000 boys19601965-1969: 0.7 per 100,000 boys1970-1974: 0.2 per 100,000 boys1975-1979: 0.5 per 100,000 boys1980-1984: 0.3 per 100,000 boys19801985-1989: 0.8 per 100,000 boys1990-1994: 0.5 per 100,000 boys1995-1999: 0 per 100,000 boys2000-2004: 0 per 100,000 boys20002005-2009: 0.3 per 100,000 boys2010-2014: 0.3 per 100,000 boys2015-2019: 0 per 100,000 boys2020-2024: 0 per 100,000 boys20202025: 0 per 100,000 boys20251955-1959: about 1 in 107,527 boys
Show the numbers
YearsPer 100,000 boys
1925–19290
1930–19340
1935–19390
1940–19440
1945–19490.7
1950–19540.9
1955–19590.9
1960–19640.9
1965–19690.7
1970–19740.2
1975–19790.5
1980–19840.3
1985–19890.8
1990–19940.5
1995–19990
2000–20040
2005–20090.3
2010–20140.3
2015–20190
2020–20240
20250

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0). Dark bar: the period holding the median birth year.

Brothers and middle names for Freddie

Brother names

Names that rose and fell with Freddie, from the same generation, with no clashing sounds.

  1. 1 in 153, Ireland

  2. 1 in 307, England and Wales

  3. 1 in 378, Scotland

  4. 1 in 93, Scotland

  5. 1 in 212, England and Wales

  6. 1 in 139, England and Wales

  7. 1 in 677, Scotland

  8. 1 in 406, England and Wales

  9. 1 in 159, Ireland

  10. 1 in 160, England and Wales

All 40 brother names for Freddie

Middle names

Scored for rhythm against Freddie's 2 syllables and for long, steady use.

  1. 1 in 50, Ireland

  2. 1 in 61, Northern Ireland

  3. 1 in 103, England and Wales

  4. 1 in 62, Poland

  5. 1 in 86, England and Wales

  6. 1 in 88, England and Wales

  7. 1 in 137, Scotland

  8. 1 in 224, Northern Ireland

Full-name check

Freddie Jack

Syllables 2-1Initials F.J.No sound clashes between the parts.

All 40 middle names for Freddie

Sisters for Freddie: Darcy, Tilly, Marnie, and 5 more
  1. DarcyRose and fell with Freddie
  2. TillyRose and fell with Freddie · Germanic, like Freddie
  3. MarnieRose and fell with Freddie · Same generation as Freddie · Same ending as Freddie
  4. HallieRose and fell with Freddie · Germanic, like Freddie · Same ending as Freddie
  5. EttaRose and fell with Freddie · Germanic, like Freddie
  6. PoppyRose and fell with Freddie · As common as Freddie
  7. EsmeRose and fell with Freddie
  8. AoifeRose and fell with Freddie

Girls' names from the same engine, over the girls' lists of the same publishers.

Moved with Freddie

The boy names whose popularity rose and fell most like Freddie's across every region and decade we hold.

  1. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 18 more places.

  2. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.

  3. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.

  4. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 18 more places.

  5. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 18 more places.

  6. Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.

  7. Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.

  8. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.

Famous people named Freddie

Freddie Mercury, Freddie Ljungberg, and 6 more

From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article on them. People: Wikidata (CC0). Links go to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists, else English.

Questions about Freddie

How popular is Freddie in England and Wales?

Freddie ranked #10 in England and Wales in 2025, given to 2,526 boys, about 1 in 108.

Is Freddie rising in popularity?

In some places: it is rising in more of them than it is falling. Rising in 1 of the 4 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 0. Rising in: Scotland.

What does Freddie mean?

Freddie comes from Frederick, which means “peace king, peaceful ruler”, according to Wiktionary.

How many syllables does Freddie have?

Freddie has 2 syllables: FRED-ee.

Every rank and count on this page comes from an official birth register. How these figures are computed.

Meanings, origins and people: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikidata (CC0).

The 42 birth registers behind these figures

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