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Girl name

Freyja

100% girls · #772 in the US for girls, 2025

Freyja has been given to about 3,858 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,838
Median age today5 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Freyja per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 473
  • Born in 2025352
  • All time3,858
  • England & Wales, 2025#384 · 111

How popular is Freyja?

Freyja ranks 772nd among American girls in 2025, with 352 born that year. Its best year was 2023, when 473 babies were given the name, ranking 628th. The typical living American called Freyja is about 5 years old today. It is relatively most common in Montana, where it accounts for 0.11% of births.

Names that sound like Freyja

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Freya0.81
  2. Freida0.73
  3. Freda0.69
  4. Deja0.62
  5. Frida0.58
  6. Vera0.53
  7. Velma0.53
  8. Verna0.53

Middle names for Freyja

Ranked by flow score
  1. Freyja Josephine0.84
  2. Freyja Rose0.83
  3. Freyja Louise0.83
  4. Freyja June0.82
  5. Freyja Pearl0.82
  6. Freyja Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Freyja

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Everesteither · 1.00
  2. Mylobrother · 0.99
  3. Krewbrother · 0.99
  4. Caspianbrother · 0.99
  5. Oakleighsister · 0.99
  6. Iylasister · 0.99

Where Freyja is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Montana0.11%
  2. Minnesota0.05%
  3. Oregon0.04%
  4. Colorado0.02%
  5. Iowa0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Freyja White0.78
  2. Freyja Reyes0.78
  3. Freyja Nguyen0.78
  4. Freyja Moore0.78
  5. Freyja Lee0.78
  6. Freyja Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Freyja

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Freyja across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.