Freya

“Variant of Freyja — Lady, noble lady” — Old Norse origin

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

Freya has appeared in US records since 1931 — best rank #129 (2022) · 19,821 babies named Freya all-time · 1 in 920 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #1 in Scotland (2025) · #6 in England & Wales (2025) · #10 in N. Ireland (2025) · #18 in New Zealand (2025) · #25 in Australia (QLD) (2025).

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

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 — Earth-616
Freya Crescent — Final Fantasy IX · Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia
Freya Wilson — Doctors

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.

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