Girls' name · since 1919
Freyda
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 30 babies named Freyda, peaking in 1939. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #40,886 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1919
- 1940s
- peak decade
Freyda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 30 recorded since 1919.
Freyda has 30 recorded births among girls since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1948.
- #40,886 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 30 born since 1919
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Freyda ranks #40,886 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1919, peaking in the 1940s.
- #40,886 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1919
- 1940s
- peak decade
Freyda's 30 recorded births place it above 43.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Freyda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Freyda splits its recorded history at 1944: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1939 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Freyda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1948
- Peak year (1939)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Freyda by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (18 births, 60% of the file).
1940s was Freyda's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Freyda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s
1940s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 18 births (60% of all-time use).
Freyda by state
Where Freyda concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 16.7% |
5 of 30 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Freydas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Freyda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1939)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1919–1948 (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 Freyda 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.