Freja
How to say it: FRAY-uh · /ˈfreɪə/
Old Norse 'lady' - name of the Norse goddess of love, common in Denmark and Sweden.
Freja was the 162nd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 37 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.3-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #114 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #162 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 37 |
| Share of births | 1 in 1,552 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | ×2.3 |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #114 |
| In France, 2025 | #431 among girls’ names, 0 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Freja is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Freja is about 1 in 65.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Swedish.
In France: #431 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Freja
- Freja Beha Erichsen (born 1987)Danish model
- Freja Olofsson (born 1998)Swedish association football player
- Freja Cohrt (born 1994)Danish handball player
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