Recorded 1915–1945 Boys' name Peak 1931 81 births

Freman — boys' name

81 babies named Freman in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71920s421930s221940s10
1920s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Freman was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

10 babies were named Freman in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Freman

The Social Security Administration has registered 81 babies named Freman between 1915 and 1945, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Freman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1945. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Freman performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Freman shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Freman 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 81 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.

Freman at a glance

Last recorded 1945

Total births

81

Since 1915

31 years of records

Peak year

1931

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1945

Active since

1915

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1945

Freman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1915

Last recorded 1945
Peak year (1931)
10
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4681012 1945193719301928192519211915 7

Freman by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
42 births that decade — 52% of Freman's all-time total
1910s71920s421930s221940s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Freman?
81 babies have been named Freman since 1915. It was last recorded in 1945. The peak year was 1931 with 10 births.
When was Freman most popular?
Freman was most popular in the 1920s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
How long has the name Freman been used?
Freman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 31 years of data through 1945.
What names are similar to Freman?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fred, Frederick, Freddie, Fredrick, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1915–1945 (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.