Around the world, פרדריק (Frederick 
, Frederic , Frédéric 
, and others...) is a widespread masculine given name. The forename פרדריק is characteristic of France, where it is a common boy's name, Sweden, and Belgium (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in France, the United States, and Philippines. Much less frequently, פרדריק is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Frederick, Frederic | Sweden, France, Ghana, United States, Philippines |
| Frédéric | Sweden, United Kingdom, France, Ghana, United States |
| Fredric, Fredrik, Frederik | Sweden, France, United States, South Africa, Philippines |
| פרדריק | Israel |
Federico, Fred, Frederico, Frederig, Frederiko, Frederique, Fredrick, Freerk, Fridolin, Friederich, Friedrich, Frigyes, Fryderyk, Frédérik, Frīdrihs, Φρέντερικ, Федерико, Фред, Фредерик, Фредерико, Фредрик, Фридерик, Фридерих, Фридолин, Фридрих, Фрыдрых, Фрэд, Фрід'Єш, Фрідеш, Фрідріх, Фрідьєш, פרד, פרידיש, פרידריך, فرد, فريتز, فريدريك, فريديريك, フェデリコ, フレッド, フレデリック, 弗列德里克, 弗雷德, and 弗雷德里克
פרדריק is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Fred Flintstone , the cartoon character, The Flintstones; Captain Marvel Jr. , the fictional character, Shazam!; Blob , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, Uncanny X-Men; Frederick Wentworth , the character in Jane Austen novel Persuasion and Fredrik Ljung , the fictional character of the Bert Diaries, and in many other works.