How Many People Are Named Freyja?
An estimated 3,476 people in the United States have the first name Freyja. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Freyja peaked in popularity in 2023 with 473 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Freyja 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 Freyja paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Freyja is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 7, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,476
About 1 in 98,606 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2023
473 births
Total Registered
3,499
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Freyja
Freyja is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,499 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Freyja as a female name
Ranked #771 in 2024
364 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (473 births)
Freyja: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Freyja span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 1,977 babies were registered. Freyja remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Freyja by Decade
How has Freyja 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.
Freyja by State
Birth registrations for Freyja span all 42 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Washington, Texas. The lowest are in South Dakota, Louisiana, Connecticut. On average, about 62 Freyjas were registered per state.
Freyja + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Freyja as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Freyja: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Freyja?
We estimate approximately 3,476 people named Freyja 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 98,606 Americans share this first name.
Is Freyja a common name?
Freyja is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,499 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Freyja most popular?
Freyja reached peak popularity in 2023, when 473 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Freyja is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Freyja a female name?
Freyja is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Freyja Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Freyja Smith, Freyja Johnson, Freyja 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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