Girls' name · since 1982
Fraidy
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 1,130 babies named Fraidy, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,885 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,114 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,130
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Fraidy is the #3114 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,130 recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fraidy has been recorded 1,130 times among girls since 1982, currently ranked #3114 nationally and more common than 82% 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 1982 to 2025.
- #6,885 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,114 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,130 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fraidy ranks #6,885 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,114 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,130 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,885 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,114 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,130
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Fraidy's 1,130 recorded births place it above 90.47% 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 Fraidy compares
1,130 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Fraidy's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fraidy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,130 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 21 | 19,840 |
Fraidy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fraidy splits its recorded history at 2004: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 53 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fraidy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Fraidy by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (383 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Fraidy's strongest decade.
383 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Fraidy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 70
1980s
70 births
- 1990s 153
1990s
153 births
- 2000s
2000s
253 births
- 2010s
2010s
383 births
- 2020s
2020s
271 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 383 births (34% of all-time use).
How Fraidy 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 Fraidy's total volume
Fraidy by state
Where Fraidy concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 926 | 81.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 89 | 7.9% |
926 of 1,130 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Fraidy's data
- Fraidy's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (383 total births) through the 2020s (271) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Fraidys (926 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 Fraidy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Fraidy 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.