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Freya

Girl

Meaning of Freya: Old Norse: 'noble woman'

Freya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Norse naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 180th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 7th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#180

1,746 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#7

1,929 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

19,821

First recorded 1931 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 17 babies1982: 14 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 9 babies1985: 14 babies1986: 10 babies1987: 19 babies1988: 14 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 19 babies1992: 20 babies1993: 12 babies1994: 15 babies1995: 23 babies1996: 20 babies1997: 16 babies1998: 21 babies1999: 25 babies2000: 34 babies20002001: 49 babies2002: 45 babies2003: 57 babies2004: 61 babies2005: 67 babies2006: 97 babies2007: 110 babies2008: 127 babies2009: 125 babies2010: 165 babies20102011: 207 babies2012: 182 babies2013: 281 babies2014: 517 babies2015: 770 babies2016: 999 babies2017: 1,078 babies2018: 1,240 babies2019: 1,521 babies2020: 1,599 babies20202021: 1,869 babies2022: 2,183 babies2023: 2,074 babies2024: 1,883 babies2025: 1,746 babies
US babies named Freya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,183.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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