Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2017

Frida

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,565 Trend ↓ Falling 50%

A female given name from the Germanic languages occasionally used in English.

Rank 2025
#1,565
among girls · ↓320 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
135
named Frida · -28% vs 2024
How common
1 in 11,906
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2017
418 babies
All-time total
8,491
#1,853 all-time among girls
First recorded
1892
in Social Security records

Frida popularity over time

8,491 babies have been named Frida since 1892, 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
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2018Girls

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
1880s – – – –
1890s 10 1 – #1,537
1900s 5 1 -50% #1,891
1910s 37 4 +640% #2,972
1920s 42 4 +14% #3,236
1930s 26 3 -38% #3,935
1940s 6 1 -77% #4,226
1950s 29 3 +383% #3,605
1960s 50 5 +72% #4,653
1970s 45 5 -10% #5,241
1980s 37 4 -18% #6,611
1990s 648 65 +1651% #1,296
2000s 3,159 316 +387% #648
2010s 3,077 308 -3% #695
2020s (to 2025) 1,320 220 -29% #890

Where Frida 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 119 0.07 outside top 500
2027 108 0.07 outside top 500
2028 98 0.06 outside top 500
2029 91 0.06 outside top 500
2030 86 0.05 outside top 500

Where Frida is most popular

Girls named Frida per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.126 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Illinois, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Frida born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 257 0.306 +143%
Illinois 59 0.258 +105%
Texas 196 0.244 +94%
Arizona 32 0.228 +81%
New Mexico 5 0.206 +63%
New York 61 0.154 +22%
Minnesota 13 0.120 ≈ national
Colorado 12 0.108 -15%
Tennessee 16 0.101 -20%
New Jersey 17 0.094 -25%
North Carolina 19 0.083 -34%
Washington 11 0.076 -39%
Florida 30 0.070 -44%
Georgia 15 0.066 -48%
Indiana 5 0.036 -72%
Virginia 6 0.035 -72%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Frida

Frida is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,565 in 2025 with 135 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1892, 8,491 American babies have been named Frida. Its peak came in 2017, when 418 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Frida stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Frida?

The median living Frida is about 15 years old; half are between 7 and 21. An estimated 8,300 people named Frida are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

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

Frida year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 135 #1,565
2024 187 #1,245
2023 211 #1,153
2022 224 #1,108
2021 264 #983
2020 299 #890
2019 387 #729
2018 418 #696
2017 418 #695
2016 357 #797
2015 326 #858
2014 287 #941
2013 197 #1,224
2012 217 #1,133
2011 223 #1,106
2010 247 #1,017
2009 287 #931
2008 314 #886
2007 347 #829
2006 320 #839
2005 352 #757
2004 368 #727
2003 409 #648
2002 318 #761
2001 248 #912
2000 196 #1,061
1995 76 #1,855
1990 15 #5,916
1985 10 #6,611
1980 9 #6,967
1975 – –
1970 8 #5,986
1965 6 #6,032
1960 – –
1955 6 #5,414
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 5 #4,792
1925 5 #5,280
1920 6 #4,590
1915 7 #3,569
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 5 #1,691
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Frida

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

  1. 1 Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo Mexican painter (1907–1954) Contemporary
  2. 2 Frida Gustavsson Frida Gustavsson Swedish model b. 1993 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Frida Karlsson Frida Karlsson Swedish cross-country skier (born 1999) Contemporary
  4. 4 Frida Boccara Frida Boccara Moroccan-French singer (1940–1996) Contemporary
  5. 5 Frida Hansdotter Frida Hansdotter Swedish alpine skier b. 1985 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Frida?

The median living Frida is about 15 years old. Half of all living Fridas are between 7 and 21 years old.

How many people named Frida are alive today?

An estimated 8,300 people named Frida are alive in the United States, based on 8,491 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Frida mean?

A female given name from the Germanic languages occasionally used in English.

How popular is the name Frida in 2025?

Frida ranked #1,565 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 135 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Frida?

8,491 babies have been named Frida in the United States since 1892, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Frida most popular?

Frida peaked in 2017, when 418 newborns received the name.

Is Frida a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Frida rising or falling?

Frida is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Frida become more popular?

Frida is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 86 girls named Frida 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 Frida?

Well-known people named Frida include Frida Kahlo (painter), Frida Gustavsson (model), Frida Karlsson (skier).

Names like Frida

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

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