US rank #1251 Girls' name Peak 2017 8,352 births

Frida — #1251 US girls' name

8,352 babies named Frida in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1251
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 93% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Frida was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

418 babies were named Frida in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Frida

The Social Security Administration has registered 8,352 babies named Frida between 1892 and 2024, spanning 133 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Frida currently holds the #1251 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 418 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Frida performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 3,159 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Frida shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,409 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Frida in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Frida 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 8,352 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.

Frida at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

8,352

Since 1892

133 years of records

Peak year

2017

418 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,251

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1892

Recorded for 133 years

Last year on file: 2024

Frida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1892

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
418
Annual births at peak — across 133 years of records
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Frida by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
3,159 births that decade — 38% of Frida's all-time total
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Frida by state

Where Frida concentrates geographically — total births since 1892

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Frida
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,409 28.8%
#2 Texas
2,275 27.2%
#3 Illinois
479 5.7%
#4 Arizona
394 4.7%
#5 New York
349 4.2%
#6 Florida
131 1.6%
#7 Colorado
126 1.5%
#8 Georgia
126 1.5%
California share of Frida's total US births 28.8%
Even split

2,409 of 8,352 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.

Frida appears in 26 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Frida?
8,352 babies have been named Frida since 1892. It currently ranks #1251 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 418 births.
When was Frida most popular?
Frida was most popular in the 2000s decade with 3,159 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Frida most popular?
The top states for the name Frida are California (2,409 births), Texas (2,275 births), Illinois (479 births).
How long has the name Frida been used?
Frida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1892, spanning 133 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Frida?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Frieda, Frimet, Fritzi, Frimy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1892–2024 (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.