Freyja
- Pronunciation
- [Frey-ja]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Norse Goddess Of Love And Magic.
- Origin
- German
About the Name Freyja
Freyja is the original Old Norse form of the name of the great Norse goddess of love, beauty, fertility, war, and magic, whose name derives from a word meaning "lady" or "noblewoman." This spelling, with its distinctive -yja, hews closest to the mythological source, lending it an authentic, powerful resonance that the more common Freya softens. Pronounced Frey-ja, it carries the weight of one of the most revered and complex figures in Norse mythology, a name that feels both ancient and strikingly bold.
Freyja first entered the US Social Security top-1000 in 2019, riding the broader revival of Norse and mythological names that has flourished in recent years. It reached its best national rank of #626 in 2023 and has held the list through 2024, with 2,237 births recorded across those years. Its recent ranks include #632 in 2022, the #626 high in 2023, and #771 in 2024 — a name that surged into favor at the turn of the decade and remains firmly established near the upper-middle of the chart.
The name's appeal is its mythic strength and feminine grandeur — a name evoking magic, love, beauty, and divine power all at once. It suits parents drawn to bold, story-rich names with deep mythological roots and a strikingly distinctive spelling, offering a more authentic, less common alternative to the popular Freya while keeping the same powerful sound.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Freyja
US Popularity History (2019–2025)
Annual US births named Freyja by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2023 with 473 girls named Freyja (girl rank #626 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #772 for girls (352 US births). That's 146 places below its 2023 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Freyja Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Freyja the strongest states are Montana, West Virginia, Oregon.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana | #158 | 21 |
| 2 | West Virginia | #284 | 18 |
| 3 | Oregon | #339 | 106 |
| 4 | Nevada | #405 | 31 |
| 5 | Iowa | #459 | 21 |
| 6 | Kansas | #468 | 22 |
| 7 | Minnesota | #505 | 109 |
| 8 | Washington | #522 | 133 |
| 9 | Utah | #542 | 50 |
| 10 | Indiana | #593 | 87 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | #1,061 | 19 |
| 2 | Georgia | #929 | 34 |
| 3 | North Carolina | #867 | 53 |
| 4 | Florida | #832 | 95 |
| 5 | Maryland | #798 | 26 |
| 6 | New York | #785 | 63 |
| 7 | Illinois | #755 | 52 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | #751 | 52 |
| 9 | Tennessee | #730 | 36 |
| 10 | Arizona | #722 | 55 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Freyja in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Freyja to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Freyja against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).