Freya

FRAY-uh /ˈfɹeɪə/
girl 1 syllable steady

Freya is an established girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.

Freya is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #176 for girl births in the United States (and #389 across all names), given to 1,746 babies. Freya first appears in 1931 and peaked in 2022 (2,183 births).

About the name Freya

PronunciationFRAY-uh /ˈfɹeɪə/
CultureEnglishGerman
#176U.S. rank among girls 2025
#389among all names 2025
1,746U.S. births 2025
2,183peak births 2022
1931first appeared

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How popular is Freya?

Girls named Freya 1,746 in 2025
1931194019601980200020202025
Girls named Freya per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1931–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)

Freya total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
20251,7461,746#176
20241,8831,883#160
20232,0742,074#136
20222,1832,183#129
20211,8691,869#152
20201,5991,599#178
20191,5211,521#199
20181,2401,240#266
20171,0781,078#305
2016999999#330
2015770770#416
2014517517#584
2013281281#910
2012182182#1,301
2011207207#1,174
2010165165#1,396
2009125125#1,745
2008127127#1,748
2007110110#1,887
20069797#2,039
20056767#2,562
20046161#2,688
20035757#2,745
20024545#3,170
20014949#2,933
20003434#3,759
19992525#4,493
19982121#5,012
199716#5,975
199620#4,929
199523#4,393
199415#6,096
199312#7,178
199220#4,916
199119#5,049
19909#8,717
198814#5,693
198719#4,352
198610#6,767
198514#5,151
19849#6,985
19837#8,318
198214#5,017
198117#4,397
198017#4,388
197915#4,689
197813#5,013
197711#5,617
197611#5,331
197521#3,315
197416#3,915
197310#5,297
197218#3,439
19717#6,831
19709#5,530
196911#4,523
196810#4,585
19677#5,652
19667#5,442
19656#6,031
19648#5,156
19635#6,944
19598#4,758
195812#3,604
195710#4,018
19568#4,574
19547#4,829
19537#4,731
195111#3,343
19507#4,454
19495#5,510
19488#3,989
194719#2,305
19469#3,490
194514#2,376
194410#3,008
194313#2,600
194230#1,508
194131#1,396
194027#1,489
19398#3,237
19315#4,579