Is Freyja a boy or girl name?
Freyja is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 364 girls and 0 boys were named Freyja, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,499 US babies named Freyja were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #771
- Babies named Freyja since 1994
- 3,499
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 473 babies
Boys and girls named Freyja, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 364 | #771 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 473 | #626 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 465 | #632 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 406 | #708 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 269 | #951 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 260 | #994 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 237 | #1,073 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 223 | #1,125 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,297 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,568 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,857 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,312 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,388 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,511 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,777 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,516 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,337 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,175 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,494 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,037 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,460 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,260 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,467 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,781 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,925 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,489 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,242 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,165 |
Highest rank
Freyja has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #626 in 2023. 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 Freyja
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.