Fraidy
Fraidy was the 3116th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 52 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 3058th with 53 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 756 places. More babies were named Fraidy in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,116 girls, up 588 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 52girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202453 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,130babies recorded
Fraidy popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,116 | 52 |
| 2020 | #3,704 | 40 |
| 2010 | #4,896 | 29 |
| 2000 | #4,568 | 26 |
| 1990 | #6,591 | 13 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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How popular is Fraidy, counting every spelling?
Fraidy is the most common spelling of a name family that had 63 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 63 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraidy | 52 | #3,116 | 231 |
| Freidy | 11 | #9,058 | 37 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Fraidy?
52 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Fraidy (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Fraidy born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 161 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Fraidy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Fraidy?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Fraidy are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 24. That makes Fraidy mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Fraidy by state
How common Fraidy was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (15.9×), New Jersey (8.2×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Fraidy: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Fraidy, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Fraidy
How popular is the name Fraidy?
Fraidy was the 3116th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 52 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 3058th with 53 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 756 places. More babies were named Fraidy in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Fraidy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Fraidy in the US.
Where is Fraidy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Fraidy was most common in New York (0.45 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and New Jersey.