Freya
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Freya is a Scandinavian name meaning “lady” or “noble lady,” with Freja and Freyja as variants. Freya is the Norse goddess of love. Freya is popular in the U.K. but almost unknown in the U.S.
Sources: Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 10,000 Baby Names
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Usage of Freya in different languages / cultures
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Freya is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Freya in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 1,746 girls were named Freya, making it the #176 girls' name in the US. Since 1931, 19,821 girls have been named Freya, with the most (2,183) in 2022. It is most common, relative to births, in Alaska, Vermont and Wyoming.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Freya songs
One song on Wikidata has Freya in its title:
- Freya – The Sword (2007)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Freya
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Freya.
Freya Ross
Freya Stark
Freya Tingley
Freya von Moltke
Fictional characters named Freya
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Freya as a pet name
FurryName has found 407 dogs named Freya in public pet registers, making it the #284 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Seattle (37), Zurich (13), Port Moody (5). Freya as a dog name →
FurryName has found 43 cats named Freya in public pet registers, making it the #143 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Seattle (29), Richmond (2), Golden Plains Shire (1). Freya as a cat name →
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