boy's name
Freyr
- Origin Norse
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 49
Freyr is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Freyr is a name of Norse origin.
- Peaked in 2024, when 9 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2018.
Freyr over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 13 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 36 |
How popular is Freyr?
In 2025, Freyr was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Freyr
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Freyr also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Freyr over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Freyr
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Freyr — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Freyr
How popular is the name Freyr?
In 2025, Freyr was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Freyr a girl's or a boy's name?
Freyr is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Freyr most popular?
Freyr peaked in 2024, when 9 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Freyr a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Freyr currently ranks #10,083 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.