Freya is a girl's name of Scandinavian origin meaning “lady.” In 2024 it was given to 1,877 girls in the United States.
Freya belongs to the Scandinavian tradition. Its meaning — “lady” — is the sense carried by its Scandinavian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Freya first appears in Social Security records in 1931. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #129 in 2022, and in 2024 1,877 babies received the name — 18,062 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Freya means “lady” in its Scandinavian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Freya is a girl name. In 2024, 1,877 babies received the name in the US.
Freya comes from the Scandinavian tradition.
Freya first appears in US records in 1931. Its best-ever ranking was #129 in 2022, and 1,877 babies were given the name in 2024.
Freya is pronounced /ˈfɹeɪə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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