Fritz

German, diminutive of Friedrich or Frederick

"peaceful ruler"

Fritz Origin and Meaning

The name Fritz is a boy's name of German origin meaning "peaceful ruler".

Since female cousins Mitzi and Fritzi have entered the realm of possibilities, there's a chance that Cousin Fritz could as well. Fritz is the name of several notables, from early German-born film director Lang to early footballer Fritz (born Frederick) Pollard, the first African-American to play in the Rose Bowl in 1916.

Fritz has several other pop culture references, including the R. Crumb comic strip "Fritz the Cat" begun in 1965 and which became a popular animated feature seven years later, and as one of the children in both The Nutcracker and Swiss Family Robinson. Fritz was also the nickname of former vice president Walter Frederick Mondale.

Fritz Rank in US Top 1000

# 999 in the US

Fritz Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1293 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Fritz

• 1293 Nameberry 2025
• 66 Germany 2024

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Famous People Named Fritz

• "Old Fritz " the affectionate nickname of Frederick (Friedrich) the Great of Prussia
• Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang German film director
• Frederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard American NFL football player
• Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale 42nd Vice President of the U.S.
• Fritz Feld German,American character actor
• Fritz Haber German chemist and Nobel Prize winner
• Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr. American fantasy novelist
• Friedrich "Fritz' Salomon Perls German psychiatrist, father of Gestalt Therapy
• Friedrich "Fritz" Thyssen German businessman
• Fritz Pregl Slovenian,Austrian chemist and Nobel Prize winner
• Fritz Albert Lipmann German,American biochemist and Nobel Prize winner
• Frank Fritz star of History Channel's "American Pickers"

The name Fritz in Pop Culture

• Fritz Robinson character in Disney's "Swiss Family Robinson"
• Fritz Howard character on TV's "The Closer"
• Fritz Stahlbaum character in "The Nutcracker" by E.T.A. Hoffman
• Fritz Katzenjammer character in comic strip "The Katzenjammer Kids" by Rudolph Dirks
• "Fritz the Cat " comic strip by Robert Crumb
• Fritz nickname for German soldiers
• Fritz Smith a character in the horror game "Five Nights at Freddy's"
• Fritz a character and bachelor in the game "Story Of Seasons"