Freya

Meaning: Lady, noble lady
Origin: Variant of Freyja (from Old Norse)

Girl's name · #176 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Freya is near its high-water mark: it reached #129 in 2022 and still ranked #176 in 2025. About 20,000 girls have carried it since 1931.

Across the states

See where Freya is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Freya is especially popular in Scotland, England & Wales, and N. Ireland.

#1 in Scotland (2025) · #6 in England & Wales (2025) · #10 in N. Ireland (2025) · #18 in New Zealand (2025) · #25 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #25 in Ireland (2025) · #49 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #50 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #89 in Sweden (2025) · #129 in Switzerland (2025) · #147 in Norway (2025) · #155 in Austria (2025) and 6 more.

Famous Freyas

Freya Allan — English actress
Freya Madeline Stark — British travel writer (1893–1993)
Freya Mavor — Scottish actress
Freya Anderson — British swimmer
Freya Tingley — Australian actress

In stories & tradition

Freya — Marvel Comics
Freya Crescent — Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia (video game)
Freya Wilson — Doctors (TV series)

What Freyas become

Among 159 notable people named Freya:

Entertainers appear 1.95× more often than among typical names — e.g. Freya Allan, English actress.

Similar names: Freyja · Blakely · Frida · Ariya · Adaline · Rya

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