NameTides

Freya

Freya was the #176 girls' name in the US in 2025 (1,746 babies), and #6 in England & Wales and #89 in Canada.

Freya as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
  • VIC
Freya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandNorthern IrelandEngland & WalesIrelandCanadaUS
Freya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSWVIC
2025#176 (1,746)#6 (1,802)#1 (268)#10 (78)#25 (144)#89 (273)#49 (129)#50 (122)
2024#160 (1,883)#7 (1,929)#3 (244)#10 (90)#12 (196)#83 (276)#41 (147)#55 (114)
2023#136 (2,074)#5 (2,086)#3 (254)#10 (90)#18 (188)#92 (248)#38 (154)#60 (100)
2022#129 (2,183)#7 (2,162)#3 (294)#9 (94)#15 (234)#87 (275)#54 (135)#47 (126)
2021#152 (1,869)#6 (2,187)#4 (270)#15 (92)#22 (208)#102 (264)#55 (134)#58 (111)
2020#178 (1,599)#12 (1,982)#4 (284)#10 (101)#24 (179)#124 (206)#50 (132)#58 (102)
2019#199 (1,521)#10 (2,264)#9 (260)#16 (100)#22 (209)#119 (222)#49 (131)#58 (106)
2018#266 (1,240)#18 (1,921)#13 (226)#26 (76)#26 (189)#124 (218)#56 (116)#81 (69)
2017#305 (1,078)#20 (2,021)#14 (235)#26 (82)#29 (192)#139 (211)#90 (79)#82 (67)
2016#329 (999)#19 (2,079)#15 (245)#35 (65)#36 (168)#117 (247)#99 (73)—
2015#415 (770)#21 (2,090)#13 (245)#28 (80)#33 (188)#180 (175)——
2014#584 (517)#21 (2,164)#15 (249)#43 (56)#36 (163)#284 (116)——
2013#910 (281)#20 (2,266)#18 (225)#35 (65)#38 (172)#496 (62)——
2012#1,299 (182)#19 (2,557)#16 (256)#62 (41)#49 (144)#646 (45)——
2011#1,173 (207)#19 (2,619)#19 (237)#62 (39)#60 (128)#494 (64)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #129.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1931.

How common is it?

about 1 in 920 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 920common
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 140very common
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 67very common
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 93very common
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 150very common
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 550common

Next year

On its recent trend, Freya is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 890 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 750 to 1 in 1,100.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Freya by state, 2025Alaska: #29AKMaine: #82MEWisconsin: #93WIVermont: #57VTNew Hampshire: #121NHWashington: #77WAIdaho: #142IDMontana: #62MTNorth Dakota: #72NDMinnesota: #102MNIllinois: #231ILMichigan: #132MINew York: #245NYMassachusetts: #196MAOregon: #86ORNevada: #141NVWyoming: #79WYSouth Dakota: #117SDIowa: #111IAIndiana: #121INOhio: #170OHPennsylvania: #124PANew Jersey: #301NJConnecticut: #206CTRhode Island: #150RICalifornia: #232CAUtah: #149UTColorado: #122CONebraska: #138NEMissouri: #114MOKentucky: #125KYWest Virginia: #83WVVirginia: #137VAMaryland: #201MDDelaware: #115DEArizona: #211AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #136KSArkansas: #144ARTennessee: #211TNNorth Carolina: #171NCSouth Carolina: #244SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #175OKLouisiana: #394LAMississippi: #196MSAlabama: #166ALGeorgia: #250GAHawaii: #78HITexas: #325TXFlorida: #195FL
Freya (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#76123
Quebec2025#32716

Freya (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
FreyaCanadaGirls#89273
FreyaEngland & WalesGirls#61,802
FreyaIrelandGirls#25144
FreyaNorthern IrelandGirls#1078
FreyaNSWGirls#49129
FreyaScotlandGirls#1268
FreyaUSGirls#1761,746
FreyaVICGirls#50122