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Federico

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Federico is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 92 births. Its best rank was 679th, in 1976.

Rank in 2024
outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024
920.01% of boys
Peak year
1976148 births
Best rank
#679in 1976
Since 1889
8,897people given the name
Babies named Federico, by year of birthboys
05010015020018801900192019401960198020002020

The story in the numbers

8,897 boys have been named Federico in the United States since 1889, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1976, with 148 births.

This is a comeback. After an early peak the name fell to a fraction of its former share, and it has been climbing again for the past decade.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 1981, and the 1990s alone account for 13%. It has spent 66 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)
#1#250#500#750#100018801900192019401960198020002020

By decade

Decadeboys named Federico
1880s7
1890s18
1900s42
1910s188
1920s473
1930s454
1940s500
1950s742
1960s762
1970s1,121
1980s1,176
1990s1,191
2000s1,159
2010s700
2020s364

In 1976, its biggest year

Federico was the 679th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 1976 were Michael, Jason, Christopher, David and James. See all of 1976.

Names that rose and fell with Federico

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.