Freja
Girl name · #3951 in 2025 · Uniqueness 65/100
In 2025, 37 baby girls were named Freja, placing it at #3951 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #4853, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 48,649 girls born in 2025 was named Freja.
The 25-year story
Freja first appears in the Social Security records in 2000, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 49 babies and a rank of #3225. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Freja per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Freja in class?
Freja scores 65 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Freja is most common
State-level data for Freja is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Freja
Statistically, parents drawn to Freja tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Fiora, Vayla, Fatiha, Zaiya, and Faiga.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Freja | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | #3903 |
| 2024 | 49 | #3225 |
| 2023 | 41 | #3709 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3893 |
| 2021 | 29 | #4607 |
| 2020 | 27 | #4757 |
| 2019 | 34 | #4162 |
| 2018 | 23 | #5454 |
| 2017 | 40 | #3769 |
| 2016 | 34 | #4250 |
| 2015 | 28 | #4853 |
| 2014 | 18 | #6713 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6462 |
| 2012 | 25 | #5398 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7436 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10451 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12429 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7073 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11630 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9286 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11834 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10690 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12408 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15432 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13521 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Freja a popular girl name?
Freja ranked #3951 among girls in 2025 with 37 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4853.
When was the name Freja most popular?
Freja peaked in 2024, when 49 American girls received the name (ranked #3225 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Freja?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 48,649 newborn American girls was named Freja. It scores 65/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.