Name meaning & stats
Frederik
Frederik means “peace king, peaceful ruler” (Germanic origin). 623 US babies since 1940, peak 2025. Notable Frederiks are 1.1× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
“peace king, peaceful ruler”
GermanicSpelling of Frederick
Frederick around the world
- Фредерик · Russian
- Фредерик · Ukrainian
- Φρέντερικ · Greek
- فردرك · Arabic
- פרדריק · Hebrew
- フレデリック · Japanese
- Frederik · Dutch
- Frédéric · French
- Fryderyk · Polish
- Friederich · German
Famous Fredericks
- Frederick Douglass · African-American social reformer, writer, and abolitionist (c. 1818–18
- Frederick Sanger · British biochemist (1918–2013)
- Frederick Soddy · English radiochemist (1877–1956)
In US birth records
Peak year: 2025
623 US babies were named Frederik between 1940 and 2025.
Frederik around the world
- Norway: 580 babies since 1945, peak 1991, No. 448 in 2025
- Belgium: 624 babies since 1995, peak 1996, No. 1,146 in 2025
- England & Wales: 404 babies since 1996, peak 2023, No. 2,131 in 2025
- France: 1,185 babies since 1900, peak 1974
- Sweden: 32 babies since 1998, peak 2009
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Frederiks end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 1.1× | High · 52 people |
| Professor | 1.1× | Medium · 24 people |
| Actor | 1.1× | Medium · 22 people |
| Politician | 0.5× | Medium · 21 people |
Among notable men who are footballers, Frederiks show up 1.1× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
One more thing…
Frederiks are 2.3× more likely than expected to be doctors.
The surprise career: Medium confidence · 20 notable people.
Other spellings
1 in 382 Fredericks spell it Frederik
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2025)