Freya
An English rendering of Old Norse Freyja, a word meaning 'lady'. She was the Norse goddess associated with love, fertility, and war.
Freya in 2025
Freya was given to 1,746 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 389th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,899 babies born.
The history of Freya
Freya reached its highest point in 2022, when 2,183 babies were given the name, ranking 313th that year.
Across the 95 years of records since 1931, 19,821 babies have been named Freya. Half of them were born before 2020, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Freya by decade
| Decade | Babies named Freya | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 13 | 5,356 |
| 1940s | 166 | 2,456 |
| 1950s | 70 | 5,329 |
| 1960s | 54 | 6,734 |
| 1970s | 131 | 5,205 |
| 1980s | 121 | 6,752 |
| 1990s | 180 | 7,186 |
| 2000s | 772 | 3,052 |
| 2010s | 6,960 | 452 |
| 2020s | 11,354 | 313 |
Where Freya is heading
Freya has risen 127% over the past decade, from 770 babies in 2015 to 1,746 in 2025.
Names like Freya
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Freya.