Girl's name
Freja
Say it FRAY-uh
Roots in Old Norse and Icelandic 2 syllables
Where Freja is loved, common and rare
Loved in Sweden and one more place. Rare in Slovenia, Norway, three German cities and six more places.
1 in 5,964 girls born in Scotland in 2025
Sweden 7thSlovenia 167thNorway 273rd
LovedCommonRare
Every place
In 13 of the 40 official lists, among them Sweden (7th), Slovenia (167th) and Norway (273rd).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 7th 2025 | 488 | about 1 in 82 |
| Slovenia | 167th 2025 | 8 | about 1 in 826 |
| Norway | 273rd 2025 | 14 | 1 in 1,557 |
| Poland | 396th 2025 | 7 | 1 in 17,113 |
| Switzerland | 577th 2025 | 11 | 1 in 3,090 |
| Cologne city | 630th 2023 | 1 | about 1 in 6,143 |
| Scotland | 780th 2025 | 3 | 1 in 5,964 |
| Ireland | 885th 2025 | 3 | 1 in 7,042 |
| England and Wales | 922nd 2025 | 38 | 1 in 6,665 |
| Berlin city | 937th 2023 | 2 | about 1 in 7,252 |
| Austria | 1026th 2025 | 3 | 1 in 11,907 |
| Denmark | 9th 2025 | 391 | rank only |
| Bonn city | 382nd 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 3,015 |
Rare, below the listed names: Northern Ireland, Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, France, the Netherlands, Munich, Leipzig, Rostock, Spain, Catalonia, Italy, Hungary and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Statistični urad Republike Slovenije (SURS), SiStat (Slovenia); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Statistics Denmark (DST) (Denmark); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn). How we count, and every source
About the name
Freja comes from the Old Norse Freyja, from a Proto-Germanic root. In Norse mythology, Freyja is one of the major goddesses. No meaning is recorded, so the name is best understood through that mythological heritage.
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Two syllables, said FRAY-uh, with the stress on the first. The j is silent in English pronunciation. Freya is the English spelling, and Freyja keeps the Old Norse form.
It is a top-10 name in both Sweden and Denmark, and it is also used in Slovenia. In English-speaking countries this spelling is rare, with small numbers in Scotland, Ireland, and England and Wales, where Freya is the more common form. The data show it rising in four regions and falling in none.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- FRAY-uh, 2 syllables
- Origin
- Old Norse and Icelandic
- Other spellings
- Freyja
- Freya
Etymology
From Old Norse Freyja, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 4 of 7 regions, falling in none.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 1211 | 1144 | 1436 | 1189 | 1100 | 901 | 963 | 1206 | 1128 | 922 |
| Scotland | 808 | 680 | 765 | 396 | 760 | 749 | 541 | 780 | ||
| France | 3443 | |||||||||
| The Netherlands | 821 | |||||||||
| Austria | 664 | 1874 | 1291 | 1303 | 752 | 825 | 1868 | 1026 | ||
| Switzerland | 1458 | 1116 | 1797 | 1298 | 1803 | 1539 | 679 | 991 | 1147 | 577 |
| Berlin | 963 | 543 | 988 | 506 | 937 | |||||
| Rostock | 184 | 228 | 134 | 90 | 197 | 187 | 174 | 158 | ||
| Norway | 227 | 273 | ||||||||
| Sweden | 16 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 7 |
| Denmark | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 9 |
| Poland | 496 | 507 | 445 | 456 | 516 | 721 | 600 | 396 | ||
| Slovenia | 202 | 209 | 174 | 232 | 155 | 167 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 922 | 38 | 15.0 |
| 2024 | 1128 | 30 | 11.6 |
| 2023 | 1206 | 27 | 10.5 |
| 2022 | 963 | 36 | 13.7 |
| 2021 | 901 | 39 | 14.2 |
| 2020 | 1100 | 30 | 11.2 |
| 2019 | 1189 | 28 | 10.0 |
| 2018 | 1436 | 22 | 7.6 |
| 2017 | 1144 | 30 | 10.0 |
| 2016 | 1211 | 28 | 9.1 |
| 2015 | 1033 | 34 | 11.0 |
| 2014 | 1501 | 20 | 6.5 |
| 2013 | 1220 | 28 | 9.1 |
| 2012 | 1099 | 31 | 9.6 |
| 2011 | 1438 | 21 | 6.5 |
| 2010 | 1093 | 30 | 9.3 |
| 2009 | 1139 | 27 | 8.6 |
| 2008 | 1065 | 28 | 8.9 |
| 2007 | 1443 | 18 | 5.9 |
| 2006 | 855 | 35 | 11.7 |
| 2005 | 736 | 40 | 13.9 |
| 2004 | 788 | 35 | 12.2 |
| 2003 | 996 | 24 | 8.6 |
| 2002 | 842 | 28 | 10.5 |
| 2001 | 898 | 25 | 9.3 |
| 2000 | 833 | 27 | 9.9 |
| 1999 | 985 | 21 | 7.5 |
| 1998 | 1165 | 17 | 5.9 |
| 1997 | 1450 | 12 | 4.1 |
| 1996 | 1755 | 9 | 3.0 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
Sister names for Freja
1 in 84,427 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Freja.
1 in 63,320 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Freja.
1 in 716 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Freja.
1 in 4,473 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Freja.
1 in 6,332 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Freja.
1 in 639 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Freja.
1 in 2,113 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Freja.
1 in 16,885 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Freja.
1 in 117 in Norway
Rose and fell with Freja.
1 in 2,982 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Freja.
Middle names for Freja
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Freja Grace
2-1 beats · initials FG
Changes the beat after Freja: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Freja Olivia
2-4 beats · initials FO · Freja slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Freja: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables. Freja slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 99 in Scotland
Freja Sophia
2-3 beats · initials FS
Changes the beat after Freja: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Freja Maria
2-3 beats · initials FM
Changes the beat after Freja: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Freja Rose
2-1 beats · initials FR
Changes the beat after Freja: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Freja Emily
2-3 beats · initials FE · Freja slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Freja: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables. Freja slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 491 in Ireland
Freja Julia
2-3 beats · initials FJ
Changes the beat after Freja: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 1,286 in England and Wales
Freja Miriam
2-3 beats · initials FM
Changes the beat after Freja: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
Same style as Freja
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 5,964 in Scotland
73% alike: moves with Freja across countries and decades.
1 in 84,427 in England and Wales
73% alike: moves with Freja across countries and decades.
1 in 1,243 in Ireland
71% alike: moves with Freja across countries and decades.
1 in 3,567 in England and Wales
70% alike: moves with Freja across countries and decades.
324th in Sweden
70% alike: moves with Freja across countries and decades.
1 in 4,473 in Scotland
69% alike: moves with Freja across countries and decades.
1 in 23,026 in England and Wales
68% alike: moves with Freja across countries and decades.
1 in 1,457 in Northern Ireland
67% alike: moves with Freja across countries and decades.
Famous people named Freja
Freja Beha Erichsen.
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Danish model born 1987
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Freja
4 questions, on how popular she is, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Freja?
Her best rank is No. 7 in Sweden in 2025, about 1 in 82 girls. She is in the published lists of 13 of our 40 regions.
How do you pronounce Freja?
FRAY-uh, with 2 syllables.
Is Freja getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 4 of 7 regions, falling in none.
Which sister names go with Freja?
The deck's top five sisters for Freja: Asta, Saga, Tilly, Alva and Elin. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.