Freida

Freida: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “peace”
Origin: Germanic
Say it: FREE-duh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Usually a variant of Frieda/Frida, from Germanic frid 'peace'. It can also appear as a spelling variant of the Yiddish name Frayda, meaning 'joy', but Frieda is the likelier source here.

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How popular is Freida?

20244.2 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Freida in 202414

Peak year1891

Total US babies since 188010,775

Freida is steady now but far below its 1891 peak.

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Freida questions

What does the name Freida mean?

Freida means "peace". It comes from Germanic. Usually a variant of Frieda/Frida, from Germanic frid 'peace'. It can also appear as a spelling variant of the Yiddish name Frayda, meaning 'joy', but Frieda is the likelier source here.

Is Freida a boy or girl name?

Freida is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Freida?

14 US babies were named Freida in 2024. Its peak year was 1891.

How do you pronounce Freida?

Freida is usually pronounced FREE-duh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.