Federico

Spellings & scripts●

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 18 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Federico is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Portuguese given name303K records spelled Federico49 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, Italy, United States, Venezuela

  Languages: Portuguese, English, German

  Also written Frederico, Federick, Frédérico, Federic፝֟o, Fréderico

• Catalan given name32K records spelled Federico8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Spain, France, Italy, United States

  Languages: Catalan, French

  Also written Fédérico, Féderico, Fedérico, Fëdêrïcö, Fêdêrico

• a separate given name20K records spelled Federico4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Ecuador, Italy, Spain

  Also written Fedérico, Federíco, Fédérico

• Polish given name9.2K records spelled Federico27 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Poland, Italy, United States, Czechia

  Languages: Polish, Russian, Czech

  Also written Федерико, Федеріко, Federiko, Fëdërïcö, Федёрико

• Lao given name5.5K records spelled Federico10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Laos, Thailand, Italy, United States

  Languages: Lao, Thai

  Also written เฟเดริโก, เฟเดริโก้, Fédérícó, Fédérico, เฟเดรีโก้

• Indonesian given name4.0K records spelled Federico3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Italy, Indonesia, Philippines, United States

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written Fędęrįço

• Danish given name2.8K records spelled Federico7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Denmark, Norway, Italy, United States

  Languages: Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Swedish

  Also written Fëderico

65 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Federico is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• Germanic. See }Frederick in main dictionary.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In Spanish, a male given name, equivalent to English Frederick

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Spanish, Germánico Frithureiks: 'príncipe/poderoso en la paz'.

  as a name·Diccionario etimológico de nombres propios

• In Italian, Germanico Friederich/Friedrich, 'potente in pace'.

  as a name·Dizionario Dei Nomi e Cognomi Italiani

• In Italian, forma italiana de Fredericus.

  as a name·Dicionário dos sobrenomes italianos

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 126 years between 1889–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Friedrich IIb. 1194ITnot in their usual nameKing of Sicily, Holy Roman Emperor (1194–1250, 1220–1250)
• Federico da Montefeltrob. 1422ITcondottiere of the Italian Renaissance, and lord of Urbino
• Vilfredo Paretob. 1848FRnot in their usual nameItalian economist and sociologist (1848-1923)
• Federico García Lorcab. 1898ESSpanish poet, dramatist and prose writer (1898–1936)
• Federico Fellinib. 1920ITItalian filmmaker (1920–1993)
• Federico Luppib. 1934ARArgentine actor (1936–2017)
• Federico Francob. 1962PY48.° President of Paraguay
• Federico Chiesab. 1997ITItalian association football player (born 1997)
• Federico Valverdeb. 1998UYUruguayan professional footballer (born 1998)
• Ronald Araújob. 1999UYnot in their usual nameUruguayan footballer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 927 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Federico?

We estimate roughly 43 thousand people bear Federico (counting its spellings and scripts) across 12 countries in our records.

In which country does Federico have the most bearers?

Federico is most frequently recorded in Argentina, where it is most often spelled federico.

How common is Federico compared with other names?

In Argentina, Federico is the 100th most common given name of 517,176 given names recorded there.

Is Federico a male or female name?

Federico is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Federico mean?

Recorded meaning: From German pFriedrich (see German supplement) or English }Frederick (see main dictionary).