Frederic

Frederic is a male given name: 99% of people named Frederic are men, and it is recorded as male in 7 of the 7 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 99%Female 1%

Frederic · Frédéric

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: France, United States, Belgium
Also spelled: Frédéric
US births since 1880: 14,126 male / 0 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Frederic

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Frederic," in English, "Guten Tag Frederic," in German. Frederic is a male given name: about 99% of people named Frederic are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Frederic,

German

Guten Tag Frederic,

French

Bonjour Frederic,

Spanish

Estimado/a Frederic:

Chinese

Frederic您好：

Japanese

Frederic様

English

Hi Frederic,

German

Hi Frederic,

French

Salut Frederic,

Spanish

Hola Frederic,

Chinese

Frederic你好：

Japanese

Fredericさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Frederic by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
France	common	man's name	98%
United States	common	man's name	100%
Belgium	common	man's name	98%
Luxembourg	uncommon	man's name	98%
Switzerland	uncommon	man's name	98%
Ireland	rare	man's name	98%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

14,126 male · 0 female · 14,126 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Frederic a male or female name?

Frederic is a male given name: 99% of people named Frederic are men, and it is recorded as male in 7 of the 7 countries covered.

How do I address Frederic in an email?

Is Frederic a unisex name?

Frederic is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Frederic are men. Frederic leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Frederic a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/frederic (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_frederic,
  title  = {Is Frederic a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/frederic},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}