Given name
Freyda
“a fertile woman”
Freyda is a variant of Frayda. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a fertile woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Freyda is a variant of Frayda. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a fertile woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Freyda is a variant of Frayda. An origin associated with Frayda is Scandinavian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Freyda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 30
- 0 boys · 30 girls
- Most popular year
- 1939
- 7 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 1948. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 141 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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