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Freya

As of 2025, Freya ranks #176 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 1,746 girls received the name that year. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. SSA records for Freya go back to 1931; the peak came in 2022 at #129, with 2,183 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Alaska, where it ranks #29 among girl names.

Rankings

2025 rank
#176
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#129
in 2022 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
1,746
girls named Freya

Freya popularity, 1880–2025

0.036%0.072%0.11%0.14%18801900192019401960198020002020#129 in 2022
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2022

Where Freya is most popular

Alaska: #29 (13 girls, 0.79% of girls born 2025)AK#29Maine: #82 (12 girls, 0.39% of girls born 2025)ME#82Vermont: #57 (7 girls, 0.72% of girls born 2025)VT#57New Hampshire: #121 (10 girls, 0.26% of girls born 2025)NH#121Washington: #77 (76 girls, 0.26% of girls born 2025)WA#77Idaho: #142 (14 girls, 0.20% of girls born 2025)ID#142Montana: #62 (13 girls, 0.46% of girls born 2025)MT#62North Dakota: #72 (12 girls, 0.44% of girls born 2025)ND#72Minnesota: #102 (48 girls, 0.22% of girls born 2025)MN#102Wisconsin: #93 (50 girls, 0.25% of girls born 2025)WI#93Michigan: #132 (63 girls, 0.18% of girls born 2025)MI#132New York: #245 (69 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)NY#245Massachusetts: #196 (28 girls, 0.12% of girls born 2025)MA#196Rhode Island: #150 (6 girls, 0.24% of girls born 2025)RI#150Oregon: #86 (36 girls, 0.28% of girls born 2025)OR#86Nevada: #141 (17 girls, 0.18% of girls born 2025)NV#141Wyoming: #79 (5 girls, 0.62% of girls born 2025)WY#79South Dakota: #117 (9 girls, 0.29% of girls born 2025)SD#117Iowa: #111 (28 girls, 0.24% of girls born 2025)IA#111Illinois: #231 (44 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)IL#231Indiana: #121 (54 girls, 0.19% of girls born 2025)IN#121Ohio: #170 (65 girls, 0.14% of girls born 2025)OH#170Pennsylvania: #124 (83 girls, 0.18% of girls born 2025)PA#124New Jersey: #301 (27 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)NJ#301Connecticut: #206 (16 girls, 0.14% of girls born 2025)CT#206California: #232 (145 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)CA#232Utah: #149 (30 girls, 0.18% of girls born 2025)UT#149Colorado: #122 (44 girls, 0.19% of girls born 2025)CO#122Nebraska: #138 (16 girls, 0.23% of girls born 2025)NE#138Missouri: #114 (50 girls, 0.21% of girls born 2025)MO#114Kentucky: #125 (35 girls, 0.20% of girls born 2025)KY#125West Virginia: #83 (17 girls, 0.34% of girls born 2025)WV#83Virginia: #137 (55 girls, 0.16% of girls born 2025)VA#137Maryland: #201 (25 girls, 0.13% of girls born 2025)MD#201Delaware: #115 (7 girls, 0.31% of girls born 2025)DE#115Arizona: #211 (32 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)AZ#211New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Freya in 2025NMKansas: #136 (23 girls, 0.19% of girls born 2025)KS#136Arkansas: #144 (20 girls, 0.19% of girls born 2025)AR#144Tennessee: #211 (37 girls, 0.12% of girls born 2025)TN#211North Carolina: #171 (60 girls, 0.13% of girls born 2025)NC#171South Carolina: #244 (20 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)SC#244District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Freya in 2025DCOklahoma: #175 (22 girls, 0.15% of girls born 2025)OK#175Louisiana: #394 (11 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)LA#394Mississippi: #196 (13 girls, 0.15% of girls born 2025)MS#196Alabama: #166 (26 girls, 0.14% of girls born 2025)AL#166Georgia: #250 (41 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)GA#250Hawaii: #78 (9 girls, 0.42% of girls born 2025)HI#78Texas: #325 (104 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)TX#325Florida: #195 (94 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)FL#195
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Alaska (#29), Vermont (#57), Wyoming (#79)

Uniqueness score

27/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind

A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Freya in the most recent year of SSA data.

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