Freeman

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Freeman is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Freeman Asmundson Canadian ice hockey player Freeman Barr, Bahamian boxers Freeman Bosley Jr., American politician Freeman W.

From Wikipedia

Freeman first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1918 with 229 babies (rank #393 that year). In 2024 it was given to 31 boys (rank #3,617). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Freeman

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

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

10,966

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

229

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Freeman

Freeman Dysontheoretical physicist · b. 1923

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	26	#337
1881	25	#326
1882	29	#320
1883	20	#386
1884	24	#364
1885	27	#329
1886	21	#386
1887	26	#327
1888	34	#308
1889	35	#286
1890	28	#330
1891	33	#286
1892	19	#451
1893	24	#370
1894	27	#353
1895	27	#363
1896	25	#391
1897	30	#343
1898	38	#308
1899	22	#396
1900	44	#320
1901	20	#428
1902	40	#304
1903	26	#386
1904	40	#315
1905	47	#290
1906	42	#320
1907	41	#336
1908	45	#338
1909	52	#319
1910	52	#357
1911	65	#339
1912	103	#380
1913	106	#420
1914	135	#409
1915	171	#414
1916	173	#430
1917	171	#433
1918	229	#393
1919	199	#414
1920	201	#419
1921	203	#426
1922	184	#455
1923	199	#430
1924	195	#437
1925	190	#434
1926	204	#423
1927	169	#466
1928	173	#461
1929	180	#441
1930	164	#463
1931	148	#465
1932	153	#467
1933	149	#452
1934	132	#503
1935	112	#545
1936	134	#488
1937	147	#458
1938	128	#513
1939	119	#525
1940	121	#533
1941	126	#528
1942	135	#526
1943	159	#491
1944	130	#533
1945	114	#564
1946	114	#607
1947	128	#601
1948	129	#590
1949	119	#624
1950	114	#654
1951	109	#669
1952	104	#682
1953	114	#666
1954	125	#652
1955	108	#705
1956	130	#669
1957	111	#710
1958	78	#858
1959	96	#782
1960	105	#753
1961	84	#840
1962	74	#890
1963	77	#859
1964	72	#897
1965	76	#845
1966	58	#955
1967	64	#902
1968	53	#1,021
1969	57	#1,020
1970	67	#995
1971	69	#981
1972	58	#1,064
1973	57	#1,079
1974	51	#1,155
1975	61	#1,073
1976	46	#1,306
1977	50	#1,259
1978	46	#1,356
1979	40	#1,497
1980	53	#1,276
1981	58	#1,201
1982	48	#1,370
1983	56	#1,224
1984	45	#1,429
1985	57	#1,270
1986	41	#1,601
1987	40	#1,692
1988	45	#1,600
1989	36	#2,004
1990	50	#1,642
1991	38	#1,992
1992	58	#1,532
1993	47	#1,802
1994	43	#1,941
1995	39	#2,115
1996	43	#2,028
1997	42	#2,107
1998	25	#3,134
1999	46	#2,077
2000	41	#2,347
2001	35	#2,707
2002	36	#2,656
2003	29	#3,219
2004	36	#2,862
2005	32	#3,189
2006	38	#2,947
2007	36	#3,152
2008	33	#3,367
2009	36	#3,180
2010	21	#4,570
2011	31	#3,458
2012	30	#3,560
2013	35	#3,147
2014	35	#3,170
2015	27	#3,917
2016	32	#3,466
2017	28	#3,813
2018	36	#3,190
2019	28	#3,831
2020	24	#4,183
2021	30	#3,674
2022	28	#3,919
2023	29	#3,818
2024	31	#3,617