Freydis
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- FRAY-dis
- Origin
- Old Norse
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,276 for girls
Freydis is a girls' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “lady + goddess”. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies).
What does Freydis mean?
Old Norse: Freyja + dis 'goddess, woman'
“lady + goddess”
Freydis Eiriksdottir, daughter of Erik the Red, appears in the Vinland sagas about Norse voyages to North America.
Is Freydis a girl's or a boy's name?
Freydis is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Freydis in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,276among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 400% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Freydis, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2022, with 5 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Freydis in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
Names like Freydis
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hazel Bonnie Maeve Winnie Iris Mabel Billie Margot Cleo Florence Romy Nora
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, “Freydis: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/freydis, updated 20 October 2026.