Recorded 1919–1948 Girls' name Peak 1939 30 births

Freyda — girls' name

30 babies named Freyda in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1939. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51930s71940s18
1940s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Freyda was born in this single decade.

1939
Single peak year

7 babies were named Freyda in 1939 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Freyda

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Freyda between 1919 and 1948, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Freyda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1939, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Freyda performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Freyda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Freyda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Freyda 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.

Freyda at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

30

Since 1919

30 years of records

Peak year

1939

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1919

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1948

Freyda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1919

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1939)
7
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19481947194419391919 5

Freyda by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
18 births that decade — 60% of Freyda's all-time total
1910s51930s71940s18

Freyda by state

Where Freyda concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Freyda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 16.7%
New York share of Freyda's total US births 16.7%

5 of 30 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Freyda?
30 babies have been named Freyda since 1919. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1939 with 7 births.
When was Freyda most popular?
Freyda was most popular in the 1940s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1939.
Where is Freyda most popular?
The top states for the name Freyda are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Freyda been used?
Freyda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 30 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Freyda?
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, 1919–1948 (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.