girl (SSA Category)Old Norse OriginUS Rank #176 in 2025

Freya

Alternative forms & variants: Freja, Freyja

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Noble lady; Norse goddess of love, beauty, fertility, and gold”

Linguistic heritage: Old Norse

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:FRAY-uh

IPA (US English):/ˈfreɪə/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity20222,183 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#1761,746 births in 2025

Total US Registrations19,821Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1940 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2022 (2,183 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1940

Recent 2025 Level1,746 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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