How Many People Are Named Frieda?
An estimated 4,431 people in the United States have the first name Frieda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Frieda peaked in popularity in 1916 with 838 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Frieda 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 Frieda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,431
About 1 in 77,354 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1916
838 births
Total Registered
25,468
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Frieda
Frieda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 25,468 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Frieda as a female name
Ranked #3,983 in 2024
37 female births in 2024
Peak: 1916 (838 births)
Frieda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Frieda span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 6,190 babies were registered. Frieda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Frieda by Decade
How has Frieda 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.
Frieda by State
Birth registrations for Frieda span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, Ohio. The lowest are in Mississippi, Arizona, Idaho. On average, about 378 Friedas were registered per state.
Frieda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Frieda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Frieda
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Frieda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Frieda?
We estimate approximately 4,431 people named Frieda 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 77,354 Americans share this first name.
Is Frieda a common name?
Frieda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 25,468 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Frieda most popular?
Frieda reached peak popularity in 1916, when 838 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Frieda is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Frieda a female name?
Frieda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Frieda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Frieda Smith, Frieda Johnson, Frieda 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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