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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201954peak #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 1954

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedMNIllinois: #449 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 5,538 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedWIMichigan: #610 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 10,957 girlsMINew York: #728 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 13,367 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedIAIndiana: #344 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,756 girlsINOhio: #313 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 3,090 girlsOHPennsylvania: #454 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 6,648 girlsPANew Jersey: #528 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,774 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #537 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 6,238 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedNEMissouri: #323 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,101 girlsMOKentucky: #138 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 793 girlsKYWest Virginia: #161 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 953 girlsWVVirginia: #178 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,101 girlsVAMaryland: #313 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,130 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: #419 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,394 girlsKSArkansas: #241 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,487 girlsARTennessee: #222 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,613 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #279 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,152 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #286 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,960 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #212 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,326 girlsOKLouisiana: #429 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,812 girlsLAMississippi: #392 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,525 girlsMSAlabama: #273 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,932 girlsALGeorgia: #329 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,702 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedHITexas: #423 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 3,501 girlsTXFlorida: #383 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,423 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#138 · 1 in 793
  2. West Virginia#161 · 1 in 953
  3. Virginia#178 · 1 in 1,101
  4. Oklahoma#212 · 1 in 1,326
  5. Tennessee#222 · 1 in 1,613

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#138431 in 793
West Virginia#161221 in 953
Virginia#178371 in 1,101
Oklahoma#212171 in 1,326
Tennessee#222241 in 1,613
Arkansas#241131 in 1,487
Alabama#273191 in 1,932
North Carolina#279241 in 2,152
South Carolina#286151 in 1,960
Maryland#31391 in 3,130
Ohio#313331 in 3,090
Missouri#323141 in 3,101
Georgia#329171 in 2,702
Indiana#344131 in 3,756
Florida#383111 in 3,423
Mississippi#39281 in 3,525
Kansas#41951 in 4,394
Texas#423321 in 3,501
Louisiana#429101 in 3,812
Illinois#449181 in 5,538
Pennsylvania#454171 in 6,648
New Jersey#52861 in 8,774
California#537231 in 6,238
Michigan#61081 in 10,957
New York#728121 in 13,367
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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 1954

girls
#397
476 births · 1 in 4,080 girls

Top girls' names in 1954

  1. #1Mary68,019
  2. #2Linda55,371
  3. #3Deborah54,674
  4. #4Patricia49,149
  5. #5Susan47,162
  6. #6Debra45,896
  7. #7Barbara36,368
  8. #8Karen32,456
  9. #9Nancy30,270
  10. #10Cynthia27,615
  11. #397Freda476
More about 1954

girls

1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 4,080 of them was named Freda, which outranked 94.0% of the 6,625 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Freda
  1. #394Hope484
  2. #395Jacalyn482
  3. #395Penelope482
  4. #397Freda476
  5. #397Camille476
  6. #397Noreen476
  7. #400Joanna471
  8. #401Rosalind466
  9. #402Suzan462

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,699Sherree#2,699 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,434Sabrina#2,236 → #802
  3. ↑ 932Valinda#1,738 → #806
  4. ↑ 748Sheree#1,071 → #323
  5. ↑ 421Sherie#1,248 → #827
Fallers
  1. ↓ 396Enola#948 → #1,344
  2. ↓ 311Ila#782 → #1,093
  3. ↓ 302Nancie#816 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 282Arline#904 → #1,186
  5. ↓ 269Candyce#944 → #1,213

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

See the top 100 for 1954 →