Frieda
Frieda was the 4012th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 1896, when it ranked 141st; the most babies were born in 1916 (838). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,337 places. More babies were named Frieda in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,012 girls, up 280 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 36girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1916838 babies
- Total since 1880
- 25,506babies recorded
Frieda popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,012 | 36 |
| 2020 | #4,292 | 32 |
| 2010 | #4,520 | 32 |
| 2000 | #7,294 | 14 |
| 1990 | #3,831 | 27 |
| 1980 | #3,020 | 29 |
| 1970 | #2,321 | 33 |
| 1960 | #1,071 | 101 |
| 1950 | #633 | 181 |
| 1940 | #477 | 200 |
| 1930 | #383 | 318 |
| 1920 | #253 | 674 |
| 1910 | #201 | 319 |
| 1900 | #179 | 300 |
| 1890 | #173 | 195 |
| 1880 | #311 | 26 |
How popular is Frieda, counting every spelling?
Frieda is a spelling of Frida, a name family that ranked #1,236 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,012 for Frieda on its own. Together these spellings went to 171 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frida | 135 | #1,565 | 1,021 |
| Frieda | 36 | #4,012 | 186 |
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 Frieda?
36 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Frieda (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Frieda 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 233 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Frieda.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Frieda?
About 4,800 people born in the US named Frieda are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 45 and 79. That makes Frieda 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.
Frieda by state
How common Frieda was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (6.5×). In 48 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 Frieda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Frieda, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Frieda
How popular is the name Frieda?
Frieda was the 4012th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 1896, when it ranked 141st; the most babies were born in 1916 (838). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,337 places. More babies were named Frieda in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Frieda a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Frieda in the US.
Where is Frieda most popular?
In 2021–2025, Frieda was most common in New York (0.15 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Wisconsin.