Freddie
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given name Frederick. From Fred + -ie.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Freddie (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Freddie has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2008. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | – | 12 |
| 1999 | – | – |
| 2000 | – | – |
| 2001 | – | – |
| 2002 | – | – |
| 2003 | – | 11 |
| 2004 | – | 8 |
| 2005 | – | 13 |
| 2006 | 2 | 10 |
| 2007 | – | 4 |
| 2008 | – | 17 |
| 2009 | – | 6 |
| 2010 | – | 8 |
| 2011 | – | 9 |
| 2012 | – | 6 |
| 2013 | – | 12 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 8 |
| 2016 | 2 | 10 |
| 2017 | – | 12 |
| 2018 | – | 11 |
| 2019 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | – | 12 |
| 2021 | – | 6 |
| 2022 | – | 6 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | – | 552 |
| 2000 | – | 561 |
| 2001 | – | 567 |
| 2002 | – | 579 |
| 2003 | – | 595 |
| 2004 | – | 600 |
| 2005 | – | 613 |
| 2006 | – | 625 |
| 2007 | – | 631 |
| 2008 | – | 648 |
| 2009 | – | 654 |
| 2010 | – | 660 |
| 2011 | – | 670 |
| 2012 | – | 674 |
| 2013 | – | 684 |
| 2014 | – | 687 |
| 2015 | 10 | 690 |
| 2016 | 13 | 699 |
| 2017 | 14 | 712 |
| 2018 | 16 | 723 |
| 2019 | 19 | 729 |
| 2020 | 23 | 740 |
Freddie in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Freddie.Hi! My name is Freddie.
- Har du träffat Freddie? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Freddie? He started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Freddie kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Freddie is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Freddies mamma är lärare.Freddie's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Freddies mamma is Freddie's mum.
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Questions about Freddie
How do you pronounce Freddie in Swedish?
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What does the name Freddie mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given name Frederick. From Fred + -ie.
How popular is Freddie in Sweden?
6 babies were named Freddie in 2022. In 2020, 763 people in Sweden had Freddie as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2008 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.