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Frederik

FRED-er-ik

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Scandinavian form of Frederick, meaning 'peaceful ruler' from Germanic 'frid' (peace) and 'ric' (ruler).”

Popularity Over Time

Frederik US popularity rank over timeRank 10796 in 1998 to rank 2207 in 1951. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#2207#6502#10796192019401960198020002024

Frederik is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

GermanicScandinavian

Syllables

3

Nicknames

FredFreddyRik

Style

StrongClassicElegantTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • King Frederik X (Denmark)
  • Frederik Andersen (hockey player)

Collections

Works Everywhere → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names → Royal Names → Scandinavian Names → Vintage Revival →

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Strong in Scandinavian cultures, increasingly international

People Also Ask

Scandinavian form of Frederick, meaning 'peaceful ruler' from Germanic 'frid' (peace) and 'ric' (ruler).

Frederik is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Frederik include Fred, Freddy, Rik.

Names that pair beautifully with Frederik include Alistair, Thaddeus, Stellan, Cormac, Callum.