Frida
Meaning
peace (spelling variant of Frieda)
Famously borne by Frida Kahlo, the Mexican painter of unflinching self-portraits.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Frida peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
1,548 people · the #6,117 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 125,000 · median age 70
Among people named Frida living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1940s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 53 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Frida
Most people given the name Frida 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 Frida deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Frida 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 Frida fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Frida travels
Scandinavian · beautiful, peaceful (Swedish)
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