Freddie vs Lake

Freddie and Lakecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Freddie was ranked #13 and Lake #898 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Freddie was ranked #15 and Lake #433 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Freddie was ranked #3318 and Lake #4843 among girls in England and Wales.

Freddie and Lake over time

Freddie and Lake appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Freddie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lake in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Freddie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lake in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Freddie #10 in 2022, Lake #625 in 2023.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys20 shared years, 1997–2024
Freddie held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Lake in 0.
Highest recorded here: Freddie #10 in 2022, Lake #625 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Freddie #13, Lake #898.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Freddie

Pairs where Freddie shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Alfie vs Freddie
Alfie and Freddie both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Alfie · Freddie · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Archie vs Freddie
Archie and Freddie both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Archie · Freddie · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Arlo vs Freddie
Arlo and Freddie both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Arlo · Freddie · 27 shared years, 1999–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Arthur vs Freddie
Arthur and Freddie both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Arthur · Freddie · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Freddie, Lake
Field	Freddie	Lake
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	Used for both boys and girls
Meaning	Peaceful ruler.	Not yet recorded
Origin	Germanic, via Frederick	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	/ˈfɹɛdi/	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Freddy, Frederick	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #52 (2025)	Scotland · Girls #790 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	82/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	high	medium

What the data shows

Freddie has a recorded origin (Germanic, via Frederick); Lake does not have one recorded yet.
Freddie and Lake both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Freddie; Lake doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT.
The available evidence gives Freddie a "high" Data Confidence level and Lake a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.

How each name got here

Freddie

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2350 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #10 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #52 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Lake

Popularity journey

First recorded1997
First recorded at #2859 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls