Freda

#6,546 for girls in 2025, 17 births · Last seen for boys in 1942 at #3,212
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1897 · 279 births
Debut · girls
34 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
42,527
since 1880

Freda over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Freda has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201916peak #161, 1897girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#6,54617—
2024#5,96220—
2023#6,92216—
2022#8,54212—
2021#8,02413—
2020#6,32518—
2019#6,41418—
2018#8,61712—
2017——
2016#7,23016—
2015#8,93112—
2014#9,51711—
2013#7,03117—
2012#6,57619—
2011#9,15012—
2010#8,27114—
2009#11,4599—
2008#7,40817—
2007#10,81810—
2006#7,48216—
2005#6,52818—
2004#7,07716—
2003#4,53628—
2002#6,12918—
2001#5,17422—
2000#7,58013—
1999#6,83614—
1998#5,58318—
1997#4,50823—
1996#5,53117—
1995#6,64113—
1994#4,68721—
1993#4,10025—
1992#4,08825—
1991#4,20824—
1990#3,62329—
1989#3,25332—
1988#2,93135—
1987#3,62424—
1986#2,34443—
1985#2,17248—
1984#1,92254—
1983#2,15645—
1982#1,56675—
1981#1,36291—
1980#1,29998—
1979#1,39488—
1978#1,150111—
1977#1,118114—
1976#1,104109—
1975#951132—
1974#964128—
1973#815161—
1972#800169—
1971#809172—
1970#906145—
1969#903137—
1968#831150—
1967#779161—
1966#705193—
1965#588263—
1964#600276—
1963#544317—
1962#528342—
1961#465444—
1960#462449—
1959#450458—
1958#443461—
1957#420493—
1956#391527—
1955#391507—
1954#397476—
1953#372521—
1952#402430—
1951#379466—
1950#387437—
1949#388413—
1948#362469—
1947#360501—
1946#349471—
1945#330438—
1944#313467—
1943#296552—
1942#307503#3,2126
1941#292491#3,5055
1940#284487—
1939#266538—
1938#270544—
1937#272528—
1936#273495—
1935#251623#3,6455
1934#243651—
1933#251588—
1932#255603—
1931#237640—
1930#253610—
1929#227696—
1928#229748—
1927#222819—
1926#221830—
1925#216889—
1924#213914—
1923#219868—
1922#210924—
1921#208970—
1920#201974—
1919#206900#4,1685
1918#1921,025—
1917#1881,010—
1916#188948—
1915#176944—
1914#194689—
1913#185613—
1912#173566—
1911#176413—
1910#193345—
1909#186321#1,4405
1908#171349—
1907#182306—
1906#177287—
1905#170310—
1904#187256—
1903#174280—
1902#185247—
1901#173255—
1900#170321—
1899#167266—
1898#172273—
1897#161279—
1896#175246—
1895#167250—
1894#176227—
1893#167231—
1892#165229—
1891#185161—
1890#215127—
1889#219112—
1888#23795—
1887#23780—
1886#25566—
1885#24667—
1884#24761—
1883#30633—
1882#26942—
1881#27534—
1880#26534—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Freda was already there! It came in at #265, and was given to 34 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2017, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Freda is popular in 1916

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedMEVermont: #112 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 478 girlsVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedNHWashington: #125 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 559 girlsWAIdaho: #126 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 450 girlsIDMontana: #182 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,024 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #102 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 375 girlsNDMinnesota: #278 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,165 girlsMNIllinois: #151 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 816 girlsILWisconsin: #190 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,307 girlsWIMichigan: #181 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,195 girlsMINew York: #204 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 1,424 girlsNYMassachusetts: #300 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,159 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedRIOregon: #133 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 608 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #122 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 487 girlsSDIowa: #145 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 767 girlsIAIndiana: #135 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 765 girlsINOhio: #105 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 516 girlsOHPennsylvania: #122 for girls · 131 births · 1 in 681 girlsPANew Jersey: #222 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,208 girlsNJConnecticut: #247 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,615 girlsCTCalifornia: #198 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,150 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedUTColorado: #71 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 252 girlsCONebraska: #165 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 866 girlsNEMissouri: #134 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 614 girlsMOKentucky: #204 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,145 girlsKYWest Virginia: #43 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 190 girlsWVVirginia: #281 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,697 girlsVAMaryland: #149 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 860 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedNMKansas: #101 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 448 girlsKSArkansas: #224 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,093 girlsARTennessee: #299 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,311 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #170 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 797 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedHITexas: #294 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,553 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#43 · 1 in 190
  2. Colorado#71 · 1 in 252
  3. Kansas#101 · 1 in 448
  4. North Dakota#102 · 1 in 375
  5. Ohio#105 · 1 in 516

Best ever in a state: #43 in West Virginia, 1916.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#43801 in 190
Colorado#71271 in 252
Kansas#101331 in 448
North Dakota#102201 in 375
Ohio#105931 in 516
Vermont#11251 in 478
Pennsylvania#1221311 in 681
South Dakota#122121 in 487
Washington#125151 in 559
Idaho#12681 in 450
Oregon#13381 in 608
Missouri#134471 in 614
Indiana#135311 in 765
Iowa#145271 in 767
Maryland#149141 in 860
Illinois#151711 in 816
Nebraska#165131 in 866
Oklahoma#170231 in 797
Michigan#181271 in 1,195
Montana#18251 in 1,024
Wisconsin#190181 in 1,307
California#198171 in 1,150
Kentucky#204211 in 1,145
New York#204661 in 1,424
New Jersey#222131 in 2,208
Arkansas#224151 in 1,093
Connecticut#24751 in 2,615
Minnesota#278101 in 2,165
Virginia#28191 in 2,697
Texas#294291 in 1,553
Tennessee#299101 in 2,311
Massachusetts#30081 in 4,159
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Freda
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 584 spots since 2024 (#5,962 → #6,546)
  • 221 spots since 2020 (#6,325 → #6,546)
  • 2,385 spots since 2015 (#8,931 → #6,546)
  • Biggest jump: 97 spots in 1971 (#906 → #809)
  • Biggest drop: 153 spots in 1976 (#951 → #1,104)
Rise & fade · girls
17 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1897 at #161 (279 births)
  • Births halved by 1969, 72 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 96 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 96 yrs · run 1880–1975
Share of babies · girls
1 in 839
  • Highest: 1 in 839 girls born in 1897 were named Freda (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 94,545 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 20.3% of all girls named Freda (8,632) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s624#219 (1889)#256
1890s2,289#161 (1897)#175
1900s2,932#170 (1900)#178
1910s7,453#173 (1912)#187
1920s8,632#201 (1920)#217
1930s5,820#237 (1931)#257
1940s4,792#284 (1940)#328
1950s4,776#372 (1953)#403
1960s2,732#462 (1960)#641
1970s1,329#800 (1972)#1,001
1980s545#1,299 (1980)#2,263
1990s209#3,623 (1990)#4,981
2000s167#4,536 (2003)#7,419
2010s131#6,414 (2019)#7,971
2020s96#5,962 (2024)#7,054

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Freda in 1916

girls
#188
948 births · 1 in 1,102 girls

Top girls' names in 1916

  1. #1Mary61,438
  2. #2Helen32,661
  3. #3Dorothy27,418
  4. #4Margaret24,953
  5. #5Ruth23,189
  6. #6Mildred15,633
  7. #7Anna15,228
  8. #8Elizabeth14,940
  9. #9Frances13,746
  10. #10Virginia12,487
  11. #188Freda948
More about 1916

girls

1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 1,102 of them was named Freda, which outranked 96.4% of the 5,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Freda
  1. #185Bonnie992
  2. #186Veronica976
  3. #187Eloise953
  4. #188Freda948
  5. #189Angeline940
  6. #190May938
  7. #191Katie935
Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. ↑ 567Trinidad#1,317 → #750
  2. ↑ 388Coral#1,367 → #979
  3. ↑ 377Coletta#1,317 → #940
  4. ↑ 370Clifford#1,285 → #915
  5. ↑ 327Maida#1,231 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 364Louis#934 → #1,298
  2. ↓ 354Herminia#944 → #1,298
  3. ↓ 346Gertha#900 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 344Lahoma#934 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 310Hassie#900 → #1,210

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1916 →