Frey
Boy · FRAY · Old Norse
Frey is a boys' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “lord”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies).
What does Frey mean?
Old Norse: from Old Norse Freyr
“lord”
From Freyr, the Norse god of fertility, sunshine and harvests, twin brother of Freyja.
- Say it
- FRAY
Is Frey a girl's or a boy's name?
Frey is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Frey in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Frey, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2020, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Frey in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Frey in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 2 | #4,818 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
Names like Frey
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Oakley Ralph Frederick Finley Freddie Felix Stanley Ronnie Frank Marley Rafe Sonny
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