How Many People Are Named Frida?
An estimated 8,115 people in the United States have the first name Frida. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Frida peaked in popularity in 2017 with 418 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Frida 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 Frida paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Frida is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
8,115
About 1 in 42,237 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2017
418 births
Total Registered
8,352
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Frida
Frida is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,352 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Frida as a female name
Ranked #1,252 in 2024
185 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (418 births)
Frida: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Frida span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 3,159 babies were registered. While Frida is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Frida by Decade
How has Frida 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.
Frida by State
Birth registrations for Frida span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Maryland, Alabama, Arkansas. On average, about 260 Fridas were registered per state.
Frida + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Frida as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Frida
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Frida: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Frida?
We estimate approximately 8,115 people named Frida 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 42,237 Americans share this first name.
Is Frida a common name?
Frida is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,352 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Frida most popular?
Frida reached peak popularity in 2017, when 418 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Frida is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Frida a female name?
Frida is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Frida Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Frida Smith, Frida Johnson, Frida 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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