Fred

Diminutive of Frederick or Alfred, German or English

"peaceful ruler or wise counselor"

Fred Origin and Meaning

The name Fred is a boy's name meaning "peaceful ruler or wise counselor".

Where have all the Freds gone? We haven't seen many since the days of Flintstone and Munster. But it could be time for a comeback--if you think more of the sophistication of Fred Astaire, and of other nice guy names like Jack and Charlie and Sam.

Fred dropped off the popularity list in 2002, after being a double-digit favorite until 1955. Fred Weasley is a Harry Potter character, and there have been TV character Freds on Mad Men and Hot in Cleveland.

Fred Rank in US Top 1000

# 879 in the US

Fred Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 817 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Fred

• 817 Nameberry 2025
• 708 Unique 2023
• 568 England 2023
• 438 Germany 2016
• 85 Cats 2022

20 Names Similar to Fred

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Fred.

• Frank
• Herbert
• Harold
• Howard
• Earl
• Ned
• Norman
• Roger
• Arnold
• Moses
• Barney
• Clifford
• Stanley
• Pete
• Ted
• Bernard
• Reginald
• Rudolph
• Ralph
• Neville

Famous People Named Fred

• Fredrick Aaron "Fred" Savage American actor
• Fereydun Robert "Fred" Armisen American actor and comedian
• Fred "Rick" Reinart American animator
• Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz) American dancer and actor
• Freddie Dalton "Fred" Thompson actor and U.S. Senator from Tennessee
• Fred Hoyle English astronomer
• Fred Meyers American actor
• William Frederick "Fred" Durst American musician of band Limp Bizkit
• Helbert Frederico Carreiro da Silva aka Fred Brazilian footballer
• Frederico Chaves Guedes aka Fred Brazilian footballer
• Frederick Sewards "Fred" Trueman English cricketer
• Fred Wesley American jazz trombonist
• Frederick "Fred" McFeely Rogers TV's "Mister Rogers"
• Fred Davis English snooker player
• Frederick "Fred" Seibert American TV producer
• Frédéric Othon Théodore Aristidès aka Fred French comics artist
• (Eric) Fred Norris (born Fred Leo Nukis) American radio personality
• Frederick Christ "Fred" Trump American real estate developer and father of Donald Trump

The name Fred in Pop Culture

• Commander Fred Waterford character in "The Handmaid's Tale"
• Frederick "Fred" Flintstone main character on TV's "The Flintstones"
• Fred Weasley twin of George Weasley in the "Harry Potter" series
• Fred Weasley II George Weasley's son in the "Harry Potter" series
• Fred Mertz character on TV's "I Love Lucy"
• Fred Wilson character in "King Kong" series
• Freaky Fred antagonist on a particularly infamous "Courage the Cowardly Dog" episode
• Fred Figglehorn squeaky,voiced pioneer of Internet serial shorts, played by Lucas Cruikshank
• Fred Benson geeky best friend of Carly Shay on Nickelodeon's "iCarly"
• Frederick "Fred" Jones character on animated series "Scooby,Doo"
• Fred character on BabyFirst cartoon "Fred and Fiona"
• Fred handyman character on BBC series "Call the Midwife"
• Fred Yokas character on TV's "Third Watch"
• Fred Abberline character in "Black Butler"
• Fred J. Dukes aka The Blob character in Marvel Universe
• "Fred Basset " comic strip by Alex Graham
• Right Said Fred English band
• Fred Irish band
• Fred character in Disney's Big Hero 6
• Fred Andrews father to Archie in Archie Comics and TV's Riverdale
• Fred Spooker A character from the YouTube channel VenturianTale
• Fred Casely Roxie Hart's former boyfriend in "Chicago"
• Fred deceased character in "Minecraft: Story Mode , Season Two"
• Fred minor ghost character in "Pac,Man and the Ghostly Adventures"