A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Freddie
jaunty · midcentury · informal
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenOriginally an English diminutive of Frederick, derived from the Germanic elements for peace and ruler. American parents began filing it directly onto birth certificates in the late nineteenth century rather than waiting for the playground to shorten it. The spelling has leaned mostly male, though roughly twelve percent of all historical registrations went to girls.
Also answers toFred, Red
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025
SSA Data 1880 peak: 1,958 souls, A.D. 1947 2025
2025: 130 born, holding steady
Estimated Age
62 yrs
Most Freddies were born around 1953 — remembers exactly where the TV was in July 1969.
Peak Reign
1947
№153 that year
Generation
Boomer, 45%
then Gen X 20% · Silent 15%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈84K ever born · holding steady
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Freddie grew up with
SSA Datatransistor radios·TV dinners·Davy Crockett caps
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Freddie peaked in 1947.
Estimated average age: 62.
What people think
Opinion LedgerAwaiting human data — cast the first votes.
Freddie sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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In your mind, Freddie sounds more like a —
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Public Opinion Ledger
Ledger Opens Soon
The public has not yet weighed in on Freddie. Early ballots carry the most weight.
* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name lands like rolled-up shirt sleeves and a diner receipt. It carries the energy of midcentury jukeboxes and neighborhood league baseball. Most living bearers belong to the baby boomer generation, giving the name an average age in the low sixties. It sounds approachable to the point of refusing to wear a tie.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
The name hit its absolute high-water mark in 1947 when about two thousand infants received it in a single year.
Field Note 02
Nearly half of all living people with the name belong to the Baby Boomer generation.
Field Note 03
Registrations have leveled out in recent years at around one hundred thirty births annually.
Notable Freddies
AI-WrittenFreddie Hubbardjazz trumpeter, b. 1938
Freddie Prinze Jr.actor, b. 1976
Ephemera — If Freddie were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Memphis, Tennessee
Color
Bowling-shirt turquoise
Job
High school band director
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