US rank #4590 Girls' name Peak 2021 560 births

Fraida — #4590 US girls' name

560 babies named Fraida in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s311990s742000s1372010s1722020s141
#4590
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 74% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Fraida was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

36 babies were named Fraida in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fraida

The Social Security Administration has registered 560 babies named Fraida between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fraida currently holds the #4590 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fraida performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 172 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Fraida shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 304 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Fraida in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fraida in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 560 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Fraida at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

560

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2021

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,590

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Fraida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
36
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
010203040 20242018201220062000199419881978 5

Fraida by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
172 births that decade — 31% of Fraida's all-time total
1970s51980s311990s742000s1372010s1722020s141

Fraida by state

Where Fraida concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Fraida
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
304 54.3%
#2 New Jersey
84 15.0%
New York share of Fraida's total US births 54.3%
Even split

304 of 560 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fraida?
560 babies have been named Fraida since 1978. It currently ranks #4590 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 36 births.
When was Fraida most popular?
Fraida was most popular in the 2010s decade with 172 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Fraida most popular?
The top states for the name Fraida are New York (304 births), New Jersey (84 births).
How long has the name Fraida been used?
Fraida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Fraida?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Frances, Frankie, Francine, Francesca, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.