Over the past 110 years, 297 525 boys and 119 girls have been named Fred. The name Fred ranks 108th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Fred in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Fred came in the 1910s and 1920s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.