Girls' name · since 1880
Freda
Freda has 42,527 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #667 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,550 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 42,527
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Freda currently ranks #6550 among girls' names in America, with 42,527 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Freda recorded 42,527 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #6550 nationally today, ahead of 62% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #667 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,550 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 42,527 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Freda ranks #667 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,550 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 42,527 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #667 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,550 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 42,527
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Freda's 42,527 recorded births place it above 99.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Freda compares
42,527 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Freda's all-time total is 113x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Freda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 42,527 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,025 | 21 | 19,840 |
Freda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Freda's SSA record in two at 1952 and the more recent half accounts for 21% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 79%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 9 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 1,025, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Freda popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 1,025
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Freda popularity over time - boys
26 total births recorded since 1909 (Freda as boys' name)
Freda by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (8,632 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Freda's strongest decade.
8,632 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Freda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 624
1880s
624 births
- 1890s 2,289
1890s
2,289 births
- 1900s 2,932
1900s
2,932 births
- 1910s
1910s
7,453 births
- 1920s
1920s
8,632 births
- 1930s
1930s
5,820 births
- 1940s
1940s
4,792 births
- 1950s
1950s
4,776 births
- 1960s 2,732
1960s
2,732 births
- 1970s 1,329
1970s
1,329 births
- 1980s 545
1980s
545 births
- 1990s 209
1990s
209 births
- 2000s 167
2000s
167 births
- 2010s 131
2010s
131 births
- 2020s 96
2020s
96 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 8,632 births (20% of all-time use).
How Freda 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 Freda's total volume
Freda by state
Where Freda concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 2,891 | 6.8% |
| #2 | West Virginia | | 2,862 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 2,730 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 1,888 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 1,687 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Texas | | 1,617 | 3.8% |
| #7 | New York | | 1,559 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 1,552 | 3.6% |
2,891 of 42,527 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Freda appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Freda's data
- Freda's decade-level peak was the 1920s (8,632 total births); usage has since declined to 96 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Fredas (2,891 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Freda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Freda 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.