Freia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- FRAY-uh
- Origin
- Old Norse
Freia is a girls' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “lady”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Freia mean?
Old Norse: variant of Freya, from Old Norse freyja
“lady”
A variant spelling of Freya, the Norse goddess of love, beauty and fertility; Old Norse freyja means lady.
Is Freia a girl's or a boy's name?
Freia is a girls' name.
How popular is Freia in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 6 girls.
Half of all the girls named Freia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Freia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
Names like Freia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Names related to Freia
More Old Norse names
Ronnie Ralph Eric Astrid Colby Rafe Odin Ralphie Erik Freyja Erick Bo Ronald Bjorn Erica Raife
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, “Freia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/freia, updated 20 October 2026.