Freida
Freida was the 6400th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 450th; the most babies were born in 1947 (224). Over the last ten years it has moved down 90 places. More babies were named Freida in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,400 girls, down 863 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 18girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1947224 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,794babies recorded
Freida popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,400 | 18 |
| 2020 | #5,537 | 22 |
| 2010 | #10,007 | 11 |
| 2000 | #6,032 | 18 |
| 1990 | #8,075 | 10 |
| 1980 | #4,040 | 19 |
| 1970 | #2,027 | 41 |
| 1960 | #1,034 | 109 |
| 1950 | #640 | 179 |
| 1940 | #585 | 141 |
| 1930 | #530 | 164 |
| 1920 | #487 | 199 |
| 1910 | #539 | 57 |
| 1900 | #679 | 28 |
| 1890 | #771 | 13 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Freida, counting every spelling?
Freida is a spelling of Fraida, a name family that had 41 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 41 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraida | 23 | #5,463 | 145 |
| Freida | 18 | #6,400 | 84 |
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 Freida?
18 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Freida (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Freida 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 465 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Freida.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Freida?
About 4,500 people born in the US named Freida are alive today, with a median age of 70; half are between 58 and 78. That makes Freida a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Freida by state
How common Freida was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (8.5×). In 50 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
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Questions about the name Freida
How popular is the name Freida?
Freida was the 6400th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 450th; the most babies were born in 1947 (224). Over the last ten years it has moved down 90 places. More babies were named Freida in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Freida a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Freida in the US.
Where is Freida most popular?
In 2021–2025, Freida was most common in New York (0.09 per 1,000 girls).