Over the past 110 years, 119 girls and 297 525 boys have been named Fred. The name Fred ranks 8166th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Fred in 1914. The peak of popularity of the name Fred came in the 1920s and 1930s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.