Freja
Meaning
lady, mistress (Norse goddess of love and fertility; Danish/Swedish spelling)
Say it: FREY-ah
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Freja has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
When you meet Freja
Most people given the name Freja in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Freja deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Freja truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Freja fits with your family’s names and surname.
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