Name
FRED

Name FRED

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 361,217 births of Fred in the countries below, which represents an average of 2,544 births of children bearing the first name Fred per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 307 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Fred   
In Italiano Nome Fred   
Available variant : Fréd
Variations : Frederick , Frédérick


Information about the first name Fred

We celebrate Fred on October 12th
The first name Fred is listed in our categories :The first name Fred has been assigned to:
99.87% to boys
0.13% to girls
The country where the first name Fred is the most common is:
US United State of America
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 4 letters including 1 vowel and 3 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Fred

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Fred : Ferd

Fred in Japanese *

Romajifureddo
Katakanaフレッド
Hiraganaふれっど
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Fred in Japanese
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Fred in sign language

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Fred in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Fred

US English
Anagrams src :
  • derf, ferd
Noun src :
  • Fred (plural Freds)
  • (cycling, slang, derogatory) A novice cyclist.
Pronunciation src :
  • enPR: frĕd, IPA(key): /fɹɛd/
  • Rhymes: -ɛd
Proper noun src :
  • Fred
  • A short version of Frederick, Alfred, or Wilfred, also used as a formal male given name.
  • (military, slang) The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, a military transport aircraft widely used by USAF aircrews.
Given name (C) src :
  • Fred Carr (1946–2018), American football linebacker
  • Fred Carreiro (born 1979), Brazilian footballer
  • Fred Campos (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
  • Fred Clark (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Fred Clarke (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Fred Coby (1916–1970), American character actor
  • Fred Cone (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Fred Cook (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Fred Curatolo (born 1958), Canadian freelance editorial cartoonist
  • Fred Couples, American professional golfer
Given name (D) src :
  • Fred Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Fred De Bruyne (1930–1994), Belgian champion cyclist
  • Fred De Palma (born 1989), Italian rapper
  • Fred Dibnah (1938–2004), British industrial archaeologist and broadcaster
  • Fred Dinenage (born 1942), English newsreader and broadcaster
  • Fred Durst, vocalist of Limp Bizkit
Given name (E) src :
  • Fred Elder (fl. 1968–1976), race car owner
  • Fred Elliott (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Fred Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
Given name (F) src :
  • Fred Fisher (1875–1942), American songwriter
  • Fred Fisher (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Fred Ford (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Fred A. Fredrich (1870–1954)
  • Fred Funk, American professional golfer
Given name (G) src :
  • Fred Gallagher (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Fred Gause (1879–1944) Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
  • Fred Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Fred Glover (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Fred Goldsmith (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Fred Graham (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Fred Gray (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Fred Green (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Fred Guttenberg (born 1960s), American activist against gun violence
Given name (J) src :
  • Fred Jackson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Fred Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Fred Jones (disambiguation), multiple people
Given name (K) src :
  • Fred Karno (1866–1941), English theatre impresario of the British music hall
  • Fred Kaplan (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Fred Keller (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Fred Kelly (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Fred Kelsey (1884–1961), American actor, film director, and screenwriter
  • Fred Kiprop (born 1974), Kenyan long-distance runner
  • Fred J. Koenekamp (1922–2017), American cinematographer
  • Fred Kohler (1888–1938), American actor
  • Fred Krone (1930–2010), American actor and stuntman
Given name (L) src :
  • Fred Lane (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Fred Lawless, British playwright
  • Fred Luddy (born 1954/1955), American billionaire founder of ServiceNow
  • Fred Luter (born 1956), African-American president of the Southern Baptist Convention
  • Fred Lyon (1924–2022), American photographer
Given name (P) src :
  • Fred Penner (born 1946), Canadian children's music performer
  • Fred Peters (politician) (1867–1935), Dutch-American politician and mayor of Murray, Utah
  • Fred Peters (artist) (1923–2018), American comic book artist
  • Fred Phelps (1929–2014), head of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church
Given name (R) src :
  • Fred Rice (1918–2005), American football coach
  • Fred Robinson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Fred Rogers (1928–2003), host of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
  • Fred Rose (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Fred Rosen (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Frederico Rodrigues Santos (born 1993)
Given name (T) src :
  • Fred Taylor (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Fred Thomas (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Fred Thompson (1942–2015), American politician
  • Fred Toones (1906–1962), African-American film actor
  • Fred Tuttle (1919–2003), American farmer from Vermont who ran for the U. S. Senate, largely under the name Fred
Given name (Z) src :
  • Fred Zinneman, Austrian-American film director
Variations (Ffred) src :
  • Ffred Ffransis (born 1948), Welsh activist and linguist
  • Alun Ffred Jones (born 1949), Welsh politician
Variations (Fredd) src :
  • Fredd Atkins (born 1952), American politician
  • Fredd Wayne (1924–2018), American actor
  • Fredd Young (born 1961), American football player
Proper noun (Derived terms) src :
  • Freddish
General
Noun src :
  • fred m (definite singular freden)
  • peace
Noun (Derived terms) src :
  • fredfull
  • fred og ro
  • fredsavtale
  • fredsmarsj
SE Swedish
Etymology src :
  • From Old Norse friðr, from Proto-Germanic *friþuz (cf. German Low German: Freed, Freden, as another possible influence).
Anagrams src :
  • dref
Anagrams src :
  • dref
Noun src :
  • fred c
  • peace
  • a peace treaty
  • freden i Versailles ― the treaty of Versailles
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /freːd/
  • Rhymes: -eːd
Proper noun src :
  • Fred c (genitive Freds)
  • a male given name from the vocabulary word fred "peace", or borrowed from English
Noun (Usage notes) src :
  • Fred is peace as opposite of war or similar concrete conflicts. For peace as opposite to chaos, disturbance or anxiety the word frid is used.
DK Danish
Etymology src :
  • From Old Danish frith, from Old Norse friðr, from Proto-Germanic *friþuz, cognate with Swedish fred, frid, German Frieden, Dutch vrede.
Etymology src :
  • See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • fred c (singular definite freden, not used in plural form)
  • peace
Etymology (Pronunciation) src :
  • IPA(key): /freð/, [ˈfʁ̥æð]
Etymology (Pronunciation) src :
  • IPA(key): /freːˀð/, [ˈfʁ̥æˀð], [ˈfʁ̥æðˀ]
Etymology (Verb) src :
  • fred
  • imperative of frede
NO Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /freː/, /freːd/
NO Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology src :
  • From Old Norse friðr, from Proto-Germanic *friþuz.
Noun (Related terms) src :
  • fredelig
 

Popularity of the name Fred

Number of FRED births per year

Popularity of the name Fred
Popularity of the name Fred

Total births of Fred by country

Births with the first name Fred
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
340,589
441
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
7,330
0
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
4,327
26
NONorway
1945 - 2022
1,884
0
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
1,677
0
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
1,385
0
SESweden
1998 - 2022
1,279
0
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
631
0
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
536
0
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
533
1
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2022
199
0
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
88
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
70
1
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
47
0
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
46
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
28
0
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
19
0
CLChili
2010 - 2021
16
2
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
17
0
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
15
0
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
11
1
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
11
0
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
5
0
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
2
0
Popularity of the name Fred

Total births of Fred by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Fred
Country
Boys
Girls
DEGermany
2022
94
0
SESweden
2022
71
0
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
67
0
USUnited State of America
2022
44
0
NZNew Zealand
2022
10
0
IEIreland
2022
7
0
FRFrance
2022
4
0
NONorway
2022
4
0
ATAustria
2021
2
0
CHSwitzerland
2021
2
0
QCQuebec
2022
1
0
DKDenmark
2022
1
0

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Personalities with the first name Fred

There are 383 personalities with the first name Fred

Fred Rogers src

United states of america
Screenwriter Composer Singer Author Television producer Songwriter Television presenter Educator Theologian Christian minister Puppeteer Television actor

Fred Hoyle src

United kingdom
Astronomer Screenwriter Writer Physicist Mathematician Astrophysicist University teacher Non-fiction writer Science fiction writer

Richard Heck (Richard Fred Heck) src

United states of america
Chemist Researcher

Fred Zinnemann src

United states of america Austria
Photographer Film director Film producer Director Producer

Fred Thompson (Freddie Dalton Thompson) src

United states of america
Actor Lawyer Politician Columnist Voice actor Radio personality Television actor Film actor Lobbyist

Fred Durst src

United states of america
Actor Singer Record producer Musician Guitarist Tattoo artist Rapper Film director

Fred Willard (Frederic Charles Willard) src

United states of america
Actor Comedian Television presenter Voice actor Television actor Film actor

Fred Perry src

United states of america United kingdom United kingdom of great britain and ireland
Tennis player Sports journalist Table tennis player

Fred Trump (Frederick Christ Trump) src

United states of america
Investor Real estate developer

Fred Vargas src

France
Writer Historian Author Archaeologist Novelist


There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Fred
Full list of personalities with the first name Fred

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Fred

There are 2659 actors and actresses with the first name Fred
Fred Tolliver Jr.
Fred Wood
Fred Henry Iii
Fred Meyers
Fred Fele
Fred Sewell
Fred Parker Jr.
Fred Testot
Fred Anderson
Fred Costa
Fred Savage
Fred Vogel
Fred Mascherino
Fred Warner
Fred Goldsmith
Fred Northup
Fred Stoverink
Fred Zara
Fred Adenis
Fred Matern
Fred Ewanuick
Fred Goltz
Fred Faurtin
Fred Lobin
Fred Durst
Fred Rosenberg
Fred Blanco
Fred Langerak
Fred Tatasciore
Fred Timm

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Fred
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Fred

Rankings of first name FRED by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#145SE Sweden2022
#474NZ New Zealand2022
#491IE Ireland2022
#499NO Norway2022
#543DE Germany2022
#573GB United Kingdom2021
#1634AT Austria2021
#1832US United State of America2022
#2488DK Denmark2022
#2610CH Switzerland2021
#5233FR France2022
#7776QC Quebec2022
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name FRED (female) births over the last year available in each country
Other boys' names around Fred
FRDINANDOFRDOWSFREFRÉFREADFREANFREANCESCOFREANCISFREBARZFRECERIC FRED FRÉDFREDAFREDDFREDDAFREDDEFREDDELYNFREDDERFREDDERICKFREDDERIKFREDDERLY

Other girls' names around Fred
FREANCESCOFREANNAFREBAFREBECCAFREBOFREBRONIODEFRECANCIOFRECELIANOFRECHELLEFRECIA FRED FREDAFREDALENAFREDALINEFREDANIAFREDANNIEFREDARIKEFREDDAFREDDEJAFREDDIFREDDIE

Names that are phonetically close to Fred
FREAD FREDA FREDD
FREDE FREDH FREDI
FREDO FREDT FREDY
FREED FRETA FRETI
FREUD
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