Meaning & origin
What it means
Freia goes back to a word meaning “lady, mistress.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
In German use, Freia is a variant of Freya. An origin associated with Freya is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2018. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In German use, Freia is a variant of Freya. The history of Freya gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Freya is associated with the goddess of love, beauty, and fertility.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Freia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Freia’s family of names
In German usage, Freia has a related form in Freya.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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