Freedom
Freedom was the #6,446 boys' name in the US in 2025 (13 babies).
Freedom as a boy’s name
- US
- England & Wales
Show the numbers
| Year | US | England & Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,446 (13) | — |
| 2024 | #6,199 (14) | — |
| 2023 | #6,897 (12) | — |
| 2022 | #7,768 (10) | — |
| 2021 | #4,362 (23) | — |
| 2020 | #4,275 (23) | — |
| 2019 | #8,889 (8) | — |
| 2018 | #7,136 (11) | — |
| 2017 | #6,685 (12) | — |
| 2016 | #5,124 (18) | — |
| 2015 | #5,058 (18) | — |
| 2014 | #5,252 (17) | — |
| 2013 | #4,981 (18) | — |
| 2012 | #6,626 (12) | — |
| 2011 | #7,009 (11) | — |
Freedom as a girl’s name
- US
- England & Wales
- Canada
Show the numbers
| Year | US | England & Wales | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,860 (11) | — | — |
| 2024 | #9,556 (10) | — | — |
| 2023 | #8,486 (12) | — | — |
| 2022 | #6,229 (19) | — | — |
| 2021 | #5,748 (21) | — | #3,280 (5) |
| 2020 | #4,169 (33) | — | — |
| 2019 | #4,437 (31) | — | — |
| 2018 | #5,454 (23) | — | — |
| 2017 | #3,996 (37) | #5,765 (3) | #2,179 (9) |
| 2016 | #4,990 (27) | — | #2,892 (6) |
| 2015 | #5,127 (26) | — | — |
| 2014 | #4,544 (31) | — | — |
| 2013 | #5,834 (22) | — | — |
| 2012 | #4,836 (29) | — | — |
| 2011 | #5,543 (24) | — | — |
The tide so far
- Peaked in the US in 1975 at #1,884.
- Falling over the last five years.
- First recorded in the US in 1970.
- A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
- In 2025, 46% of US babies named Freedom were girls.
How common is it?
about 1 in 130,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.
In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.
How common, country by country
| Where | Sex | Latest year | Share | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | Boys | 2025 | about 1 in 130,000 | rare |
| US | Girls | 2025 | about 1 in 140,000 | rare |
Next year
On its recent trend, Freedom is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 150,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 82,000 to 1 in 280,000.
Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.
Spellings
Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.
| Spelling | Where | Sex | Latest rank | Babies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom | Canada | Girls | — | too few |
| Freedom | England & Wales | Girls | — | too few |
| Freedom | England & Wales | Boys | — | too few |
| Freedom | US | Girls | #8,860 | 11 |
| Freedom | US | Boys | #6,446 | 13 |