Is Freya a boy or girl name?
Freya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,877 girls and 0 boys were named Freya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 18,062 US babies named Freya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #159
- Babies named Freya since 1931
- 18,062
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 2,182 babies
Boys and girls named Freya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 166 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 70 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 54 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 131 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 121 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 180 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 772 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 6,957 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 9,598 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,877 | #159 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 2,071 | #136 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 2,182 | #129 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,869 | #152 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,599 | #178 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,521 | #199 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,240 | #266 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,076 | #305 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 998 | #329 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 770 | #416 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 517 | #584 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 281 | #910 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,301 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 207 | #1,174 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,396 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,745 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,748 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,887 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,039 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,562 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,688 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,745 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,169 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,933 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,759 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,493 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,012 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,975 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,929 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,394 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,096 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,178 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,915 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,049 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,716 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,693 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,352 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,765 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,151 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,983 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,318 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,018 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,396 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,388 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,689 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,014 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,617 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,331 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,316 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,915 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,298 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,439 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,832 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,530 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,524 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,585 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,651 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,442 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,032 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,156 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,942 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,758 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,604 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,018 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,574 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,829 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,732 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,343 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,454 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,510 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,989 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,305 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,490 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,376 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,008 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,600 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,508 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,395 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,489 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,238 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,579 |
Highest rank
Freya has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #129 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Freya
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.