girl's name

Fraya

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 683

Scotland

#923

2022 births

Fraya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2012, when 36 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 75,279 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Fraya over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

213
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Fraya by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 3
2000s 164
2010s 213
2020s (to 2025) 26

How popular is Fraya?

In 2025, Fraya was given to 7 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Where Fraya is used

Scotland #923 3 in 2022
Ireland #1,100 3 in 2022
England & Wales #3,606 7 in 2025
Canada #3,863 5 in 2022
United States #8,721 12 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Fraya

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Fraya also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Fraya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Fraya

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Fraya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Fraya

How popular is the name Fraya?

In 2025, Fraya was given to 7 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Is Fraya a girl's or a boy's name?

Fraya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Fraya most popular?

Fraya peaked in 2012, when 36 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Fraya a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Fraya currently ranks #3,606 in England and Wales. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.