Girls' name · since 1931
Freya
Freya has 19,821 recorded births since 1931 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,076 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #177 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,821
- born since 1931
- 2020s
- peak decade
Freya currently ranks #177 among girls' names in America, with 19,821 babies recorded since 1931.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Freya has been recorded 19,821 times among girls since 1931, currently ranked #177 nationally and more common than 99% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 2025.
- #1,076 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #177 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 19,821 born since 1931
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Freya ranks #1,076 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #177 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 19,821 born since 1931, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,076 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #177 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,821
- born since 1931
- 2020s
- peak decade
Freya's 19,821 recorded births place it above 98.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Freya compares
19,821 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Freya's all-time total is 53x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Freya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 19,821 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,183 | 21 | 19,840 |
Freya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Freya splits its recorded history at 1984: 98% of all births land in the more recent half, 2% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1931 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 2,183 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Freya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 2,183
- Annual births at peak, across 95 years of records
Freya by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (11,354 births, 57% of the file).
2020s was Freya's strongest decade.
11,354 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Freya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1940s 166
1940s
166 births
- 1950s 70
1950s
70 births
- 1960s 54
1960s
54 births
- 1970s 131
1970s
131 births
- 1980s 121
1980s
121 births
- 1990s 180
1990s
180 births
- 2000s 772
2000s
772 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,960 births
- 2020s
2020s
11,354 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11,354 births (57% of all-time use).
How Freya 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 Freya's total volume
Freya by state
Where Freya concentrates geographically, total births since 1931
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,674 | 8.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,122 | 5.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 898 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 839 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Washington | | 823 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 770 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 700 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 659 | 3.3% |
1,674 of 19,821 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Freya appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Freyas (1,674 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Freya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~94 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, 1931–2025 (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 Freya 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.