How Many People Are Named Freda?
An estimated 11,183 people in the United States have the first name Freda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Freda peaked in popularity in 1918 with 1,025 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Freda as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Freda paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Freda is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
11,183
About 1 in 30,650 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1918
1,025 births
Total Registered
42,533
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Freda
Freda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 42,533 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Freda as a male name
Ranked #3,341 in 1942
6 male births in 1942
Peak: 1942 (6 births)
Freda as a female name
Ranked #6,000 in 2024
20 female births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (1,025 births)
Freda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Freda span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 8,632 babies were registered. Freda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Freda by Decade
How has Freda tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Freda by State
Birth registrations for Freda span all 46 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio. The lowest are in Hawaii, Utah, Arizona. On average, about 719 Fredas were registered per state.
Freda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Freda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Freda
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Freda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Freda?
We estimate approximately 11,183 people named Freda are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 30,650 Americans share this first name.
Is Freda a common name?
Freda is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 42,533 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Freda most popular?
Freda reached peak popularity in 1918, when 1,025 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Freda is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Freda a female name?
Freda is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Freda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Freda Smith, Freda Johnson, Freda Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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