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Frederica

Feminine form of Frederico or Frederick.

PronunciationEuropean Portuguese /fɾɨ.dɨ.ˈɾi.kɐ/; Brazilian Portuguese /ˌfɾe.de.ˈɾi.kɐ/; English /ˌfɹɛd.ə.ˈɹi.kə/; English /ˌfɹɛd.ˈɹi.kə/
Usage languagesDutch, English, Portuguese
US rank (2024)#15,293

Meaning and history

Frederica is the feminine form of Frederico or Frederick.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20052005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: 5 births, rank #17,636
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
20102010: 7 births, rank #13,448
2011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: 5 births, rank #16,869
2013: 5 births, rank #16,547
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
20152015: no US SSA record for this spelling
2016: 5 births, rank #16,215
2017: no US SSA record for this spelling
2018: no US SSA record for this spelling
2019: 5 births, rank #15,539
20202020: 5 births, rank #15,088
2021: 5 births, rank #15,251
2022: 5 births, rank #15,306
2023: 5 births, rank #15,194
20242024: 5 births, rank #15,293

Frederica moved from #828 to #967 for girls between 1898 and 1911. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 21.

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