Boy
Freddie
Rooted in Germanic, Freddie is a boy's name that means "Germanic frid (peace) + ric (ruler), peaceful ruler". It belongs mostly to the 1940s at this point. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common. The registry counts around 82,347 U.S. births under this name going back to 1900.
EtymologyDiminutive of Frederick
GermanicGermanic "frid" (peace) + "ric" (ruler) – "peaceful ruler"
Births by decade
1900s
825
1910s
3,482
1920s
8,244
1930s
12,645
1940s
17,751
1950s
15,808
1960s
9,444
1970s
5,596
1980s
3,956
1990s
2,375
2000s
1,463
2010s
758
Peaked in the 1940s · 82,347 total U.S. births since 1900