Freyja
Girl · FRAY-a · Old Norse
Freyja is a girls' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “lady”. In 2025 it ranked 368th for girls in the UK (130 babies) and 770th for girls in the US (352 babies).
What does Freyja mean?
Old Norse
“lady”
The original Old Norse spelling of Freya, goddess of love, beauty and fertility.
- Say it
- FRAY-a
Is Freyja a girl's or a boy's name?
Freyja is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 130 girls in the UK and 352 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Freyja in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #368among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 130about 1 in 2,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 130 girls in the UK were named Freyja, making it the 368th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 435th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 182 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Freyja than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Freyja in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,329 girls in the UK were given Freyja or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #6, up from #368 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 381st in England and Wales and 204th in Scotland.
Freyja in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 130 | #368 |
| 2024 | 150 | #320 |
| 2023 | 175 | #285 |
| 2022 | 182 | #276 |
| 2021 | 168 | #317 |
| 2020 | 108 | #435 |
| 2019 | 107 | #440 |
| 2018 | 112 | #436 |
| 2017 | 119 | #410 |
| 2016 | 89 | #529 |
| 2015 | 84 | #559 |
| 2014 | 86 | #550 |
| 2013 | 72 | #622 |
| 2012 | 58 | #747 |
| 2011 | 66 | #665 |
| 2010 | 47 | #831 |
| 2009 | 63 | #643 |
| 2008 | 56 | #714 |
| 2007 | 47 | #768 |
| 2006 | 36 | #896 |
| 2005 | 35 | #863 |
| 2004 | 39 | #774 |
| 2003 | 33 | #863 |
| 2002 | 27 | #927 |
| 2001 | 23 | #1,013 |
| 2000 | 24 | #987 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,576 |
| 1998 | 16 | #1,289 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,559 |
| 1996 | 15 | #1,309 |
How popular is Freyja in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #770among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 352about 1 in 4,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 56% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 352 girls in the US were named Freyja, making it the 770th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 951st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 473 girls. It first appears in the records in 1994.
2025 had fewer girls named Freyja than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Freyja in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,152 girls in the US were given Freyja or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #165, up from #770 for this spelling alone.
Freyja in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 352 | #770 |
| 2024 | 368 | #767 |
| 2023 | 473 | #627 |
| 2022 | 467 | #631 |
| 2021 | 407 | #708 |
| 2020 | 269 | #951 |
| 2019 | 260 | #994 |
| 2018 | 237 | #1,071 |
| 2017 | 223 | #1,124 |
| 2016 | 185 | #1,294 |
| 2015 | 140 | #1,566 |
| 2014 | 109 | #1,853 |
| 2013 | 80 | #2,305 |
| 2012 | 48 | #3,363 |
| 2011 | 45 | #3,495 |
| 2010 | 30 | #4,734 |
| 2009 | 33 | #4,481 |
| 2008 | 27 | #5,277 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6,089 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
Names like Freyja
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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