Girls' name · since 1978
Fraida
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 583 babies named Fraida, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,732 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,460 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 583
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Fraida is the #5460 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 583 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fraida has been recorded 583 times among girls since 1978, currently ranked #5460 nationally and more common than 68% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #10,732 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,460 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 583 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fraida ranks #10,732 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,460 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 583 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,732 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,460 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 583
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Fraida's 583 recorded births place it above 85.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Fraida compares
583 Top 42% higher than 58% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Fraida's all-time total is 55% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fraida | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 583 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Fraida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fraida's full recorded timeline at 2005, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fraida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Fraida by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (172 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Fraida's strongest decade.
172 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Fraida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s
1990s
74 births
- 2000s
2000s
137 births
- 2010s
2010s
172 births
- 2020s
2020s
164 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 172 births (30% of all-time use).
How Fraida compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Fraida's total volume
Fraida by state
Where Fraida concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 316 | 54.2% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 84 | 14.4% |
316 of 583 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Fraida's data
- Fraida's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (172 total births) through the 2020s (164) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Fraidas (316 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fraida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Fraida draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.