Recorded 1916–1942 Girls' name Peak 1916 30 births

Freta — girls' name

30 babies named Freta in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s101930s51940s5
1910s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Freta was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

5 babies were named Freta in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Freta

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Freta between 1916 and 1942, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Freta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Freta performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Freta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Freta 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 30 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.

Freta at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

30

Since 1916

27 years of records

Peak year

1916

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1916

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1942

Freta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1916

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1916)
5
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
5 194219351926192519171916 5

Freta by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
10 births that decade — 33% of Freta's all-time total
1910s101920s101930s51940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Freta?
30 babies have been named Freta since 1916. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1916 with 5 births.
When was Freta most popular?
Freta was most popular in the 1910s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Freta been used?
Freta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 27 years of data through 1942.
What names are similar to Freta?
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, 1916–1942 (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.