Girls' name · since 1880
Frieda
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 25,506 babies named Frieda, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #915 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,975 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 25,506
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Frieda currently ranks #3975 among girls' names in America, with 25,506 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Frieda recorded 25,506 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #3975 nationally today, ahead of 77% of girls, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #915 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,975 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 25,506 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Frieda ranks #915 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,975 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 25,506 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #915 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,975 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 25,506
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Frieda's 25,506 recorded births place it above 98.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Frieda compares
25,506 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Frieda's all-time total is 68x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Frieda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 25,506 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 838 | 21 | 19,840 |
Frieda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Frieda's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 13% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 87%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 14 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 838, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Frieda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1916)
- 838
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Frieda by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (6,190 births, 24% of the file).
1910s was Frieda's strongest decade.
6,190 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Frieda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 863
1880s
863 births
- 1890s
1890s
2,780 births
- 1900s
1900s
2,897 births
- 1910s
1910s
6,190 births
- 1920s
1920s
4,917 births
- 1930s 2,375
1930s
2,375 births
- 1940s 1,752
1940s
1,752 births
- 1950s 1,428
1950s
1,428 births
- 1960s 717
1960s
717 births
- 1970s 314
1970s
314 births
- 1980s 254
1980s
254 births
- 1990s 216
1990s
216 births
- 2000s 240
2000s
240 births
- 2010s 345
2010s
345 births
- 2020s 218
2020s
218 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 6,190 births (24% of all-time use).
How Frieda 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 Frieda's total volume
Frieda by state
Where Frieda concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 3,550 | 13.9% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 1,340 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 921 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 768 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 757 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 693 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 689 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Texas | | 647 | 2.5% |
3,550 of 25,506 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Frieda appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Frieda's data
- Frieda's decade-level peak was the 1910s (6,190 total births); usage has since declined to 218 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Friedas (3,550 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Frieda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Frieda 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.