Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Freja

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,929 Trend ↑ Rising 55%
Rank 2025
#3,929
among girls · ↓682 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
37
named Freja · -24% vs 2024
How common
1 in 43,440
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
49 babies
All-time total
556
#11,103 all-time among girls
First recorded
2000
in Social Security records

Freja popularity over time

556 babies have been named Freja since 2000, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
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1990s – – – –
2000s 88 9 – #7,179
2010s 247 25 +181% #3,797
2020s (to 2025) 221 37 +49% #3,247

Where Freja is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 40 0.02 outside top 500
2027 42 0.03 outside top 500
2028 45 0.03 outside top 500
2029 47 0.03 outside top 500
2030 49 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Freja

Freja is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,929 in 2025 with 37 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2000, 556 American babies have been named Freja. Its peak came in 2024, when 49 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Freja stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Freja?

The median living Freja is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 12. An estimated 600 people named Freja are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Freja year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 37 #3,929
2024 49 #3,247
2023 41 #3,731
2022 38 #3,910
2021 29 #4,659
2020 27 #4,801
2019 34 #4,196
2018 23 #5,514
2017 40 #3,797
2016 34 #4,285
2015 28 #4,900
2014 18 #6,808
2013 19 #6,557
2012 25 #5,450
2011 16 #7,549
2010 10 #10,688
2009 8 #12,839
2008 18 #7,179
2007 9 #11,952
2006 12 #9,493
2005 8 #12,202
2004 9 #10,990
2003 7 #12,864
2002 5 #16,303
2001 6 #14,117
2000 6 #13,732
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Famous people named Freja

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Freja Beha Erichsen Freja Beha Erichsen Danish fashion model (born 1987) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Freja, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Freja?

The median living Freja is about 7 years old. Half of all living Frejas are between 3 and 12 years old.

How many people named Freja are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Freja are alive in the United States, based on 556 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Freja in 2025?

Freja ranked #3,929 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 37 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Freja?

556 babies have been named Freja in the United States since 2000, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Freja most popular?

Freja peaked in 2024, when 49 newborns received the name.

Is Freja a boy or girl name?

Freja is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Freja rising or falling?

Freja is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Freja become more popular?

Freja is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 49 girls named Freja in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Freja?

Well-known people named Freja include Freja Beha Erichsen (model).

Names like Freja

Names that sound and feel close to Freja: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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