Freyja
Freyja was the 772nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 352 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 628th with 473 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 797 places. More babies were named Freyja in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning lady (Old Norse goddess) · Old Norse
Say it FRAY-uh /ˈfreɪə/
- Rank in 2025
- #772 girls, up 179 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 352girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023473 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,858babies recorded
What does the name Freyja mean?
Freyja is a Norse goddess associated with love, death and magic, the sister of Freyr. Wiktionary explains her name as Old Norse freyja, lady, from Proto-Germanic frawjǭ. In Norse myth she receives half of those who die in battle in her field Fólkvangr. Freya is the usual English spelling, and the Icelandic spelling Freyja has been used in the US since 1994.
freyja (Old Norse, “lady”)*frawjǭ (Proto-Germanic, “lady, mistress”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Freya, Freja, Freia.
See also: Scandinavian names, names that mean king or queen.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Freyja' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Freyja' (Old Norse section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Freyja popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #772 | 352 |
| 2020 | #951 | 269 |
| 2010 | #4,780 | 30 |
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How popular is Freyja, counting every spelling?
Freyja has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #774 for girls in 2025, against #772 on the official list, because Kaylin/Kaylynn/Kailyn and Jayleen/Jaylene/Jaelynn and Carly/Karlee/Carlee move ahead once their spellings are combined.
How many kids will share the name Freyja?
352 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Freyja (0.10 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Freyja 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 24 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Freyja.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Freyja?
About 3,800 people born in the US named Freyja are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 3 and 9. That makes Freyja a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Freyja by state
How common Freyja was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Montana (6.1×), Oregon (4.4×), Wisconsin (3.0×), Minnesota (2.6×), Washington (2.5×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Louisiana, Connecticut, New Jersey.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Freyja: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Freyja, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Freyja · Sibling names for Freyja
Questions about the name Freyja
What does Freyja mean?
Freyja means “lady (Old Norse goddess)” (Old Norse origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Freyja?
Freyja was the 772nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 352 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 628th with 473 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 797 places. More babies were named Freyja in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Freyja a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Freyja in the US.
Where is Freyja most popular?
In 2021–2025, Freyja was most common in Montana (1.55 per 1,000 girls), followed by Oregon and Maine.