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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #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 1962

  • 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: #714 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 10,287 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedWIMichigan: #476 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 5,472 girlsMINew York: #1,197 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 27,229 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: #517 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,051 girlsINOhio: #549 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,033 girlsOHPennsylvania: #493 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 6,138 girlsPANew Jersey: #600 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,151 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,023 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 15,771 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: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedMOKentucky: #277 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,813 girlsKYWest Virginia: #209 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,240 girlsWVVirginia: #339 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,682 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedMDDelaware: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedKSArkansas: #345 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,518 girlsARTennessee: #207 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,187 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #302 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,167 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #441 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,625 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #372 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,613 girlsDCOklahoma: #309 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,874 girlsOKLouisiana: #469 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,459 girlsLAMississippi: #346 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,246 girlsMSAlabama: #300 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,853 girlsALGeorgia: #331 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,427 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Freda, so not publishedHITexas: #483 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 3,812 girlsTXFlorida: #648 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,029 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Tennessee#207 · 1 in 1,187
  2. West Virginia#209 · 1 in 1,240
  3. Kentucky#277 · 1 in 1,813
  4. Alabama#300 · 1 in 1,853
  5. North Carolina#302 · 1 in 2,167

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Tennessee#207301 in 1,187
West Virginia#209131 in 1,240
Kentucky#277171 in 1,813
Alabama#300181 in 1,853
North Carolina#302221 in 2,167
Oklahoma#309111 in 1,874
Georgia#331181 in 2,427
Virginia#339151 in 2,682
Arkansas#34571 in 2,518
Mississippi#346111 in 2,246
District of Columbia#37251 in 2,613
South Carolina#44171 in 3,625
Louisiana#469111 in 3,459
Michigan#476151 in 5,472
Texas#483291 in 3,812
Pennsylvania#493171 in 6,138
Indiana#51781 in 6,051
Ohio#549141 in 7,033
New Jersey#60071 in 8,151
Florida#64871 in 7,029
Illinois#714101 in 10,287
California#1,023111 in 15,771
New York#1,19761 in 27,229
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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 1962

girls
#528
342 births · 1 in 5,750 girls

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #528Freda342
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 5,750 of them was named Freda, which outranked 93.0% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Freda
  1. #525Helene345
  2. #525Shellie345
  3. #525Tena345
  4. #528Freda342
  5. #529Rosanne341
  6. #530Lola340
  7. #530Saundra340
Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,281Tiffany#2,070 → #789
  2. ↑ 879Whitney#1,627 → #748
  3. ↑ 541Zina#1,533 → #992
  4. ↑ 414Glynis#1,406 → #992
  5. ↑ 408Lolita#978 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 300Fern#821 → #1,121
  2. ↓ 259Jacklyn#815 → #1,074
  3. ↓ 255Dorthy#929 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 224Laurene#943 → #1,167
  5. ↓ 215Jimmie#911 → #1,126

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

See the top 100 for 1962 →