Fredrik vs Shaw
Fredrik and Shawcompared 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 2020, Fredrik was ranked #1111 and Shaw #3848 among boys in England and Wales.
Fredrik and Shaw over time
Fredrik and Shaw appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Fredrik held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Shaw in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Shaw reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Fredrik 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys9 shared years, 1996–2020
Fredrik held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Shaw in 4.
Highest recorded here: Fredrik #1111 in 2020, Shaw #1458 in 1996.
The order changed in 2004: Fredrik moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #2005 and #1519; by 2004 that had become #1498 and #3651.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Fredrik #1111, Shaw #3848.
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.
Side by side
| Field | Fredrik | Shaw |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #82 (2025) | Scotland · Boys #727 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fredrik has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Shaw.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Fredrik
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #137 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #82 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Shaw
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1458 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #3848 among boys in England and Wales, in 2020.
England and Wales · Boys