Recorded 1953–1961 Girls' name Peak 1953 10 births

Frenda — girls' name

10 babies named Frenda in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s5
1950s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Frenda was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

5 babies were named Frenda in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Frenda

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Frenda between 1953 and 1961, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Frenda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Frenda performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Frenda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Frenda 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 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.

Frenda at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

10

Since 1953

9 years of records

Peak year

1953

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1953

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1961

Frenda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1953

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1953)
5
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
5 19611953 5

Frenda by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
5 births that decade — 50% of Frenda's all-time total
1950s51960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Frenda?
10 babies have been named Frenda since 1953. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1953 with 5 births.
When was Frenda most popular?
Frenda was most popular in the 1950s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Frenda been used?
Frenda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 9 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Frenda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Freda, Freya, Freida, Freddie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1953–1961 (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.