Gender
Origin
- Germanic
- Peaceful ruler
- German
- Tranquil leader, peaceful ruler; feminine form of Frederick. Three years after founding Georgia in 1733, General James Edward Oglethorpe established Fort Frederica to defend the fledgling colony against Spanish attack from Florida.
Syllables
4
Themes
- Exotic
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Frederica
Pronunciation
f-rederi-ca, fr(e)-de-rica
Famous People
Opera singer Frederica von Stade
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1960 (rank #1636, 47 births); most recent 2023 (rank #15178, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #2277, 12 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 1963 (rank #796, 13 births); most recent 2007 (rank #5201, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence