Girls' name · since 1892
Frida
Frida has 8,491 recorded births since 1892 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,853 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,563 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,491
- born since 1892
- 2000s
- peak decade
8,491 babies have been named Frida since 1892, making it today's #1563 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Frida has been recorded 8,491 times among girls since 1892, currently ranked #1563 nationally and more common than 91% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 2025.
- #1,853 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,563 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,491 born since 1892
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Frida ranks #1,853 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,563 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,491 born since 1892, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,853 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,563 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,491
- born since 1892
- 2000s
- peak decade
Frida's 8,491 recorded births place it above 97.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Frida compares
8,491 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Frida's all-time total is 23x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Frida | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,491 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 418 | 21 | 19,840 |
Frida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Frida's full recorded timeline at 1982, 97% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 3% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1892, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 418 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Frida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 418
- Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
Frida by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,159 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Frida's strongest decade.
3,159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Frida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 37
1910s
37 births
- 1920s 42
1920s
42 births
- 1930s 26
1930s
26 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 29
1950s
29 births
- 1960s 50
1960s
50 births
- 1970s 45
1970s
45 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 648
1990s
648 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,159 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,077 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,320 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,159 births (37% of all-time use).
How Frida 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 Frida's total volume
Frida by state
Where Frida concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,438 | 28.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,303 | 27.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 485 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 394 | 4.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 360 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 131 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 126 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 126 | 1.5% |
2,438 of 8,491 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Frida appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Frida's data
- Frida's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (3,159 total births) through the 2020s (1,320) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Fridas (2,438 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Frida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~133 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, 1892–2025 (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 Frida 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.