Freja
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- FRAY-a
- Origin
- Old Norse
- UK rank, 2025
- #914 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,902 for girls
Freja is a girls' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “lady”. In 2025 it ranked 914th for girls in the UK (41 babies) and 3,902nd for girls in the US (37 babies).
What does Freja mean?
Old Norse: Danish and Swedish form of Freya
“lady”
Danish and Swedish spelling of Freya, the Norse goddess of love.
Is Freja a girl's or a boy's name?
Freja is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 41 girls in the UK and 37 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Freja in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #914among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 41about 1 in 6,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 41 girls in the UK were named Freja, making it the 914th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,147th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 47 girls.
Half of all the girls named Freja in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,329 girls in the UK were given Freja or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #6, up from #914 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 922nd in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
Freja in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | #914 |
| 2024 | 35 | #1,046 |
| 2023 | 30 | #1,178 |
| 2022 | 39 | #956 |
| 2021 | 47 | #833 |
| 2020 | 31 | #1,147 |
| 2019 | 31 | #1,159 |
| 2018 | 26 | #1,335 |
| 2017 | 33 | #1,127 |
| 2016 | 30 | #1,209 |
| 2015 | 38 | #1,014 |
| 2014 | 26 | #1,336 |
| 2013 | 30 | #1,218 |
| 2012 | 33 | #1,128 |
| 2011 | 21 | #1,518 |
| 2010 | 32 | #1,112 |
| 2009 | 29 | #1,147 |
| 2008 | 30 | #1,090 |
| 2007 | 23 | #1,286 |
| 2006 | 38 | #853 |
| 2005 | 42 | #764 |
| 2004 | 39 | #774 |
| 2003 | 25 | #1,032 |
| 2002 | 29 | #884 |
| 2001 | 26 | #929 |
| 2000 | 30 | #832 |
| 1999 | 22 | #1,035 |
| 1998 | 19 | #1,158 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,466 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,862 |
How popular is Freja in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,902among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 37about 1 in 43,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 37 girls in the US were named Freja, making it the 3,902nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,755th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 49 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Freja in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,152 girls in the US were given Freja or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #165, up from #3,902 for this spelling alone.
Freja in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | #3,902 |
| 2024 | 49 | #3,225 |
| 2023 | 41 | #3,707 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,891 |
| 2021 | 29 | #4,603 |
| 2020 | 27 | #4,755 |
| 2019 | 34 | #4,161 |
| 2018 | 23 | #5,450 |
| 2017 | 40 | #3,768 |
| 2016 | 34 | #4,249 |
| 2015 | 28 | #4,852 |
| 2014 | 18 | #6,711 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6,459 |
| 2012 | 25 | #5,396 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
Names like Freja
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Isla Lyra Mila Zara Luna Myla Lyla Bella Arabella Ava Harper Pippa
Other spellings of Freja
More Old Norse names
Ronnie Ralph Eric Astrid Colby Rafe Odin Ralphie Erik Erick Bo Ronald Bjorn Erica Raife Ivar
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Freja: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/freja, updated 20 October 2026.