Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Freja is a form of Freya. An origin associated with Freya is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Swedish use, Freja is used as a form of Freya.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Freja is a form 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
Freja through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 556
- 0 boys · 556 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 49 babies
- 2025
- 37
- #3,929 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +23%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 37 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,929 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 22.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 380 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Freja’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Freja has an affectionate form in EIJA. Freja shares a linguistic root with Freya. In Swedish usage, Freja was borrowed from the Icelandic form Freyja.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Freja has relatives in 4 languages.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Freja
- Freja Beha ErichsenDanish modelborn 1987
- Freja OlofssonSwedish association football playerborn 1998
- Freja CohrtDanish handball playerborn 1994
- Freja ThisgaardDanish association football playerborn 2002
- Freja HellenbergSwedish association football playerborn 1989
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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