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Freya
Say it: FRAY-uh
Meaning
From Old Norse Freyja 'lady', the name of the Norse goddess of love and fertility.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used in Scandinavia and Britain in the 20th century, it rose in the US in the 2010s.
Its wave through time
Rising now
In the United States
- 10,032 babies given this name since 1931
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 1,000 girls
- 1,581 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Freyja, Freja
| Old Norse | Freyja |
|---|---|
| Danish | Freja |
| Norwegian | Frøya |
Famous bearers
- Freyja, Norse goddess
- Freya Stark, British travel writer
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Where this comes from
- The Icelandic sagas and other Old Norse literature
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.