Girls' name · since 1998
Fryda
Fryda has 137 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,703 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 137
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Fryda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 137 have been recorded since 1998.
Fryda has 137 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2018.
- #23,703 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 137 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fryda ranks #23,703 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 137 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,703 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 137
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Fryda's 137 recorded births place it above 67.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Fryda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fryda splits its recorded history at 2006: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fryda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2018
- Peak year (2006)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Fryda by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (82 births, 60% of the file).
2000s was Fryda's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Fryda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
82 births
- 2010s
2010s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 82 births (60% of all-time use).
Fryda by state
Where Fryda concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 3.6% |
5 of 137 births nationwide.
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What to do with Fryda's data
- Fryda's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (82 total births) through the 2010s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Frydas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Fryda
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fryda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1998–2018 (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 Fryda 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.