Freija
Girl · FRAY-a · Old Norse
Freija is a girls' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “lady”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
What does Freija mean?
Old Norse: spelling of Freya, from Old Norse Freyja
“lady”
Variant of Freya, the Norse goddess of love and fertility, whose name means 'lady'.
- Say it
- FRAY-a
Is Freija a girl's or a boy's name?
Freija is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Freija in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Freija, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 4 girls.
2025 had more girls named Freija than any year since 2020.
In 2025, 2,329 girls in the UK were given Freija or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #6, up from #5,990 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Freija in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 2 | #7,531 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #5,182 |
Names like Freija
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zara Ava Lyla Isla Eva Fatima Lola Ella Martha Isabella Lyra Ruby
Other spellings of Freija
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