US rank #7579 Girls' name Peak 1947 10,775 births

Freida — #7579 US girls' name

10,775 babies named Freida in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#7579
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 57% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Freida was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

224 babies were named Freida in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Freida

The Social Security Administration has registered 10,775 babies named Freida between 1884 and 2024, spanning 141 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Freida currently holds the #7579 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 224 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Freida performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 1,839 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Freida shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 600 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Freida in 34 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Freida 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 10,775 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.

Freida at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

10,775

Since 1884

141 years of records

Peak year

1947

224 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#7,579

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1884

Recorded for 141 years

Last year on file: 2024

Freida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1884

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1947)
224
Annual births at peak — across 141 years of records
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Freida by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
1,839 births that decade — 17% of Freida's all-time total
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Freida by state

Where Freida concentrates geographically — total births since 1884

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Freida
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
600 5.6%
#2 North Carolina
524 4.9%
#3 Texas
523 4.9%
#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%
New York share of Freida's total US births 5.6%
Even split

600 of 10,775 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.

Freida appears in 34 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Freida?
10,775 babies have been named Freida since 1884. It currently ranks #7579 among girls. The peak year was 1947 with 224 births.
When was Freida most popular?
Freida was most popular in the 1920s decade with 1,839 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Freida most popular?
The top states for the name Freida are New York (600 births), North Carolina (524 births), Texas (523 births).
How long has the name Freida been used?
Freida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 141 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Freida?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Freda, Freya, Freddie, Freyja, 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, 1884–2024 (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.