Girls' name · since 1884
Freida
Since 1884, U.S. Social Security records show 10,794 babies named Freida, peaking in 1947. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,583 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,332 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,794
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Freida currently ranks #6332 among girls' names in America, with 10,794 babies recorded since 1884.
Freida has 10,794 recorded births among girls since 1884, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6332 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.
- #1,583 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,332 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,794 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Freida ranks #1,583 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,332 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,794 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,583 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,332 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,794
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Freida's 10,794 recorded births place it above 97.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Freida compares
10,794 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Freida's all-time total is 29x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Freida | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,794 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 224 | 21 | 19,840 |
Freida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Freida's full recorded timeline at 1955, 25% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 75% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1884, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1947 peak of 224 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Freida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (1947)
- 224
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Freida by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,839 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Freida's strongest decade.
1,839 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Freida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 54
1880s
54 births
- 1890s 256
1890s
256 births
- 1900s 366
1900s
366 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,316 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,839 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,573 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,698 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,823 births
- 1960s
1960s
787 births
- 1970s 335
1970s
335 births
- 1980s 174
1980s
174 births
- 1990s 123
1990s
123 births
- 2000s 145
2000s
145 births
- 2010s 199
2010s
199 births
- 2020s 106
2020s
106 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,839 births (17% of all-time use).
How Freida 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 Freida's total volume
Freida by state
Where Freida concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 613 | 5.7% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 524 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 523 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 448 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 438 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 407 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 399 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 376 | 3.5% |
613 of 10,794 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Freida appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Freida's data
- Freida's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,839 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.
- New York records the most Freidas (613 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 Freida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~141 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, 1884–2025 (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 Freida 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.