Freya has been given to about 19,821 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.
Freya ranks 176th among American girls in 2025, with 1,746 born that year. Its best year was 2022, when 2,183 babies were given the name, ranking 129th. The typical living American called Freya is about 6 years old today. It is relatively most common in Alaska, where it accounts for 0.33% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.