girl's name
Freyja
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 6,936
the United States
#772
2025 births
Freyja is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 352 babies in the United States, ranking #772. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2023, when 473 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 9,419 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1994.
Freyja over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 27 |
| 2000s | 138 |
| 2010s | 1,357 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,336 |
How popular is Freyja?
In 2025, Freyja was given to 352 babies in the United States, ranking #772 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Freyja is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Freyja
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Freyja also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Freyja over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Freyja
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Freyja — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Freyja
How popular is the name Freyja?
In 2025, Freyja was given to 352 babies in the United States, ranking #772 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Freyja a girl's or a boy's name?
Freyja is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Freyja most popular?
Freyja peaked in 2023, when 473 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Freyja a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Freyja currently ranks #203 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.