Given name
Freyja
“lady”
Freyja is a feminine given name from Old Norse (ultimately Proto-Germanic), meaning “lady.” It is used in Icelandic.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Freyja is a variant of Freya. An origin associated with Freya is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Old Norse Freyja, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Freyja 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
Freyja through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,858
- 0 boys · 3,858 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 473 babies
- 2025
- 352
- #772 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +76%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 352 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 772 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 76.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (23). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,442 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.
Freyja’s family of names
In German usage, Freyja has a related form in Freya. In Icelandic usage, Freyja has a conventional equivalent in the English form Freya.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Freyja has relatives in 3 languages.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
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.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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