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Freya

Pronounced /ˈfɹeɪə/

Rank in 2024
#160
Born in 2024
1,877
Peak year
2022 · #129
Origin
Old Norse

1880 to 2024

Rising
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 1,877 girls were named Freya, about 1 in every 859.
  • It peaked in 2022 with 2,182 babies, ranked #129.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1931.
  • 18,062 girls have been named Freya since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Freya per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

  1. 0
    Greatest
  2. <0.1
    Silent
  3. <0.1
    Boomers
  4. <0.1
    Gen X
  5. <0.1
    Millennials
  6. <0.1
    Gen Z
  7. 0.8
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 138 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Boomers: 124 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 189 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 222 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,388 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 16,001 babies, 0.79 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

Scottish form of Old Norse Freyja (“mistress, lady”).

  • A female given name from Old Norse of mostly British usage.
Origin
Old Norse
Say it
/ˈfɹeɪə/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Freya, CC BY-SA 4.0.