Frida

Meaning: “beautiful, beloved”
Origin: Old Norse — From Fríða

Meaning: “peace”
Origin: Germanic — Short form of names with the element fried

Girl's name · #1565 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Frida reached its best rank, #648, in 2003 and ranked #1565 in 2025. Roughly 8,500 girls have been named Frida since 1892.

Across the states

See where Frida is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Frida is especially popular in Norway and Denmark.

#5 in Norway (2025) · #6 in Denmark (2025) · #27 in Finland (Swedish-sp.) (2025) · #30 in Finland (Finnish-sp.) (2025) · #80 in Austria (2025) · #157 in Slovenia (2025) · #188 in Sweden (2025) · #248 in Mexico (2024) · #329 in Switzerland (2025) · #469 in Poland (2025) · #501 in Netherlands (2025) · #702 in Belgium (2025) and 5 more.

Famous Fridas

Frida Kahlo — Mexican painter (1907–1954)
Frida Boccara — French singer
Frida Karlsson — Swedish female cross-country skier
Frida Hansdotter — Swedish female alpine skier
Frida Gustavsson — Swedish model

In stories & tradition

Frida Bock^et — Karlsson Flies Again (book)
Frida^ru — The Master and Margarita (book)
Frida Suárez — El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera (TV series)

What Fridas become

Among 454 notable people named Frida:

Entertainers appear 1.7× more often than among typical names — e.g. Frida Boccara, French singer.

Similar names: Kyndall · Freyja · Jayda · Harleigh · Jersey · Sofie

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