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).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,746 | 1,746 | #176 |
| 2024 | 1,883 | 1,883 | #160 |
| 2023 | 2,074 | 2,074 | #136 |
| 2022 | 2,183 | 2,183 | #129 |
| 2021 | 1,869 | 1,869 | #152 |
| 2020 | 1,599 | 1,599 | #178 |
| 2019 | 1,521 | 1,521 | #199 |
| 2018 | 1,240 | 1,240 | #266 |
| 2017 | 1,078 | 1,078 | #305 |
| 2016 | 999 | 999 | #330 |
| 2015 | 770 | 770 | #416 |
| 2014 | 517 | 517 | #584 |
| 2013 | 281 | 281 | #910 |
| 2012 | 182 | 182 | #1,301 |
| 2011 | 207 | 207 | #1,174 |
| 2010 | 165 | 165 | #1,396 |
| 2009 | 125 | 125 | #1,745 |
| 2008 | 127 | 127 | #1,748 |
| 2007 | 110 | 110 | #1,887 |
| 2006 | 97 | 97 | #2,039 |
| 2005 | 67 | 67 | #2,562 |
| 2004 | 61 | 61 | #2,688 |
| 2003 | 57 | 57 | #2,745 |
| 2002 | 45 | 45 | #3,170 |
| 2001 | 49 | 49 | #2,933 |
| 2000 | 34 | 34 | #3,759 |
| 1999 | 25 | 25 | #4,493 |
| 1998 | 21 | 21 | #5,012 |
| 1997 | 16 | — | #5,975 |
| 1996 | 20 | — | #4,929 |
| 1995 | 23 | — | #4,393 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | #6,096 |
| 1993 | 12 | — | #7,178 |
| 1992 | 20 | — | #4,916 |
| 1991 | 19 | — | #5,049 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #8,717 |
| 1988 | 14 | — | #5,693 |
| 1987 | 19 | — | #4,352 |
| 1986 | 10 | — | #6,767 |
| 1985 | 14 | — | #5,151 |
| 1984 | 9 | — | #6,985 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #8,318 |
| 1982 | 14 | — | #5,017 |
| 1981 | 17 | — | #4,397 |
| 1980 | 17 | — | #4,388 |
| 1979 | 15 | — | #4,689 |
| 1978 | 13 | — | #5,013 |
| 1977 | 11 | — | #5,617 |
| 1976 | 11 | — | #5,331 |
| 1975 | 21 | — | #3,315 |
| 1974 | 16 | — | #3,915 |
| 1973 | 10 | — | #5,297 |
| 1972 | 18 | — | #3,439 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | #6,831 |
| 1970 | 9 | — | #5,530 |
| 1969 | 11 | — | #4,523 |
| 1968 | 10 | — | #4,585 |
| 1967 | 7 | — | #5,652 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | #5,442 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #6,031 |
| 1964 | 8 | — | #5,156 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #6,944 |
| 1959 | 8 | — | #4,758 |
| 1958 | 12 | — | #3,604 |
| 1957 | 10 | — | #4,018 |
| 1956 | 8 | — | #4,574 |
| 1954 | 7 | — | #4,829 |
| 1953 | 7 | — | #4,731 |
| 1951 | 11 | — | #3,343 |
| 1950 | 7 | — | #4,454 |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #5,510 |
| 1948 | 8 | — | #3,989 |
| 1947 | 19 | — | #2,305 |
| 1946 | 9 | — | #3,490 |
| 1945 | 14 | — | #2,376 |
| 1944 | 10 | — | #3,008 |
| 1943 | 13 | — | #2,600 |
| 1942 | 30 | — | #1,508 |
| 1941 | 31 | — | #1,396 |
| 1940 | 27 | — | #1,489 |
| 1939 | 8 | — | #3,237 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | #4,579 |