How Many People Are Named Freida?
An estimated 4,018 people in the United States have the first name Freida. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Freida peaked in popularity in 1947 with 224 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Freida 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 Freida paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,018
About 1 in 85,305 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1947
224 births
Total Registered
10,775
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Freida
Freida is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10,775 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Freida as a female name
Ranked #7,694 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 1947 (224 births)
Freida: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Freida span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,839 babies were registered. Freida has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Freida by Decade
How has Freida 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.
Freida by State
Birth registrations for Freida span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, North Carolina, Texas. The lowest are in New Mexico, Connecticut, Arizona. On average, about 193 Freidas were registered per state.
Freida + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Freida as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Freida
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Freida: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Freida?
We estimate approximately 4,018 people named Freida 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 85,305 Americans share this first name.
Is Freida a common name?
Freida is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,775 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Freida most popular?
Freida reached peak popularity in 1947, when 224 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Freida is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Freida a female name?
Freida is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Freida Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Freida Smith, Freida Johnson, Freida 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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