Freyja

Meaning: Lady, noble lady
Origin: Old Norse

Girl's name · #772 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Freyja is near its high-water mark: it reached #628 in 2023 and still ranked #772 in 2025. About 3,900 girls have carried it since 1994.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 38 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#205 in Scotland (2025) · #241 in Sweden (2025) · #268 in New Zealand (2025) · #382 in England & Wales (2025) · #508 in Ireland (2025) · #811 in Belgium (2025) · #917 in Austria (2025) · #1,018 in France (2025) · #1,256 in Switzerland (2025) · #677 in Canada (2024).

Famous Freyjas

Freyja Haraldsdóttir — Icelandic politician

In stories & tradition

Freyja — Hyndluljóð (Old Norse poem)
Freyja Wion — Macross Delta (anime series)

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