Freya

Meaning and origin of Freya

Popularity of Freya in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2024.
• Over recent years, Freya has been rising fast (+18.1% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Freya every 36 schools.

Freya in English-speaking countries

Freya ranks 3^rd in Scotland, 5^th in England and Wales and 9^th in Northern Ireland, against 598^th in France.

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  3^rd girls’ name766 babies in 3 years1 girl in 71+2% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  9^th girls’ name258 babies in 3 years1 girl in 87+1.9% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  18^th girls’ name528 babies in 3 years1 girl in 123+0.8% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  5^th girls’ name5,817 babies in 3 years1 girl in 132+0.6% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  23^rd girls’ name298 babies in 3 years1 girl in 141+2.4% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  55^th girls’ name137 babies in 3 years1 girl in 290+3% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  88^th girls’ name316 babies in 3 years1 girl in 489+7.2% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  157^th girls’ name5,703 babies in 3 years1 girl in 847+6.2% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Freya and Fréya are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Fréya5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Freya

• Freyja
• Erika
• Shelby
• Solveig
• Axelle
• Selma
• Marthe
• Adélie
• Maëlie
• Léona
• Eleanor
• Milana