Girls' name · since 2000
Freja
Freja has 556 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,095 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,951 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 556
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Freja currently ranks #3951 among girls' names in America, with 556 babies recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Freja has been recorded 556 times among girls since 2000, currently ranked #3951 nationally and more common than 77% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #11,095 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,951 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 556 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Freja ranks #11,095 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,951 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 556 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,095 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,951 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 556
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Freja's 556 recorded births place it above 84.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Freja compares
556 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Freja's all-time total is 48% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Freja | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 556 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 21 | 19,840 |
Freja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Freja's full recorded timeline at 2013, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 49 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Freja popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Freja by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (247 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Freja's strongest decade.
247 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Freja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 88
2000s
88 births
- 2010s
2010s
247 births
- 2020s
2020s
221 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 247 births (44% of all-time use).
How Freja 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 Freja's total volume
Freja by state
Where Freja concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 5.0% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Washington | | 5 | 0.9% |
28 of 556 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Freja's data
- Freja's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (247 total births) through the 2020s (221) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Frejas (28 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 Freja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Freja 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.