Frayah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- FRAY-a
- Origin
- Old Norse
Frayah is a girls' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “lady”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Frayah mean?
Old Norse: spelling of Fraya, itself a spelling of Freya
“lady”
Freyja was the Norse goddess of love and fertility, who rode in a chariot pulled by cats.
Meaning borrowed from Fraya.
Is Frayah a girl's or a boy's name?
Frayah is a girls' name.
How popular is Frayah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Frayah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Frayah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 2 | #7,588 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
Names like Frayah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zainab Summer Safa Aaliyah Ayah Farah Safaa Hafsa Ruqayyah Aaminah Nusaybah Hiba
Names related to Frayah
More Old Norse names
Freya Ronnie Ralph Eric Astrid Colby Rafe Odin Ralphie Erik Freyja Erick Bo Ronald Bjorn Erica
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Frayah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/frayah, updated 20 October 2026.