Fred

German, diminutive of Frederick and Alfred
"wise counselor; elf counsel"

Fred Origin and Meaning

The name Fred is a boy's name .

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 on current TV, there are Freds on Mad Men and Hot in Cleveland.

# 879 in the US

Fred Rank in US Top 1000

# 1254 on Nameberry

Fred Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Fred Popularity

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

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"