Freya

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: German

Meaning

Freya or Freyja is an Old Norse feminine given name derived from the name of the Old Norse word for noble lady. The theonym of the goddess Freyja is thus considered to have been an epithet in origin, replacing a personal name that is now unattested.

From Wikipedia

Freya first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 12 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2019 with 434 babies (rank #54 that year). In 2025 it was given to 392 girls (rank #44). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Freya

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Freya yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

3,088
Total babies (all years)
12
Years in the data
434
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
201410#169
201513#165
201685#145
2017160#80
2018213#58
2019434#54
2020384#49
2021281#53
2022307#44
2023423#39
2024386#42
2025392#44