US rank #3087 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,077 births

Fraidy — #3087 US girls' name

1,077 babies named Fraidy in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s701990s1532000s2532010s3832020s218
#3087
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 83% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Fraidy was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

52 babies were named Fraidy in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fraidy

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,077 babies named Fraidy between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fraidy currently holds the #3087 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 52 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fraidy performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 383 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Fraidy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 881 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Fraidy in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fraidy 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 1,077 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.

Fraidy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,077

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2024

52 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,087

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Fraidy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
52
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
0204060 20242018201220062000199419881982 5

Fraidy by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
383 births that decade — 36% of Fraidy's all-time total
1980s701990s1532000s2532010s3832020s218

Fraidy by state

Where Fraidy concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Fraidy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
881 81.8%
#2 New Jersey
81 7.5%
New York share of Fraidy's total US births 81.8%
Even split

881 of 1,077 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fraidy?
1,077 babies have been named Fraidy since 1982. It currently ranks #3087 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 52 births.
When was Fraidy most popular?
Fraidy was most popular in the 2010s decade with 383 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Fraidy most popular?
The top states for the name Fraidy are New York (881 births), New Jersey (81 births).
How long has the name Fraidy been used?
Fraidy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Fraidy?
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, 1982–2024 (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.