Unisex name · since 1918
Freedom
1,235 babies named Freedom in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,488 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,914 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,235
- born since 1918
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Freedom is the #8914 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,235 recorded since 1918.
Freedom has 1,235 recorded births among girls since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8914 as of the latest data, more common than 48% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #6,488 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,914 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,235 born since 1918
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Freedom ranks #6,488 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,914 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,235 born since 1918, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,488 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,914 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,235
- born since 1918
- 2000s
- peak decade
Freedom's 1,235 recorded births place it above 91.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Freedom compares
1,235 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Freedom's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Freedom | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,235 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 21 | 19,840 |
Freedom's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Freedom's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 50, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Freedom popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (1976)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Freedom popularity over time - boys
681 total births recorded since 1970 (Freedom as boys' name)
Freedom by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (331 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Freedom's strongest decade.
331 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Freedom births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
290 births
- 1980s 110
1980s
110 births
- 1990s 120
1990s
120 births
- 2000s
2000s
331 births
- 2010s
2010s
273 births
- 2020s 106
2020s
106 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 331 births (27% of all-time use).
How Freedom 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 Freedom's total volume
Freedom by state
Where Freedom concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 30 | 2.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 18 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.4% |
30 of 1,235 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Freedom's data
- Freedom's decade-level peak was the 2000s (331 total births); usage has since declined to 106 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Freedoms (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Freedom: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Freedom 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.