Girls' name · since 1994
Freyja
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 3,858 babies named Freyja, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,060 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #773 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,858
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
3,858 babies have been named Freyja since 1994, making it today's #773 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Freyja recorded 3,858 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #773 nationally today, ahead of 96% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #3,060 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #773 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,858 born since 1994
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Freyja ranks #3,060 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #773 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,858 born since 1994, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,060 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #773 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,858
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
Freyja's 3,858 recorded births place it above 95.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Freyja compares
3,858 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Freyja's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Freyja | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,858 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 473 | 21 | 19,840 |
Freyja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Freyja's full recorded timeline at 2011, 95% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 5% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 473 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Freyja popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 473
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Freyja by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (2,336 births, 61% of the file).
2020s was Freyja's strongest decade.
2,336 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Freyja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s 138
2000s
138 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,357 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,336 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,336 births (61% of all-time use).
How Freyja 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 Freyja's total volume
Freyja by state
Where Freyja concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 321 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 194 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Washington | | 188 | 4.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 164 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 151 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 146 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 134 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Oregon | | 133 | 3.4% |
321 of 3,858 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Freyja appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Freyjas (321 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 Freyja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Freyja 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.