Freida is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Freida means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Freida across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Freida has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Freida is a girl name of Germanic origin meaning “peace”. A variant of Frieda, from a Germanic word for peace.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 10,794 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 152 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Freida per year, United States (1884 to 2025). United States peaked in 1947 (224/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2012 (14/yr).
Freida has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1947, when it ranked #999 nationally (given to 224 babies that year).
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