Frida

Frida: name meaning, origin & popularity

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

From Germanic names containing the element frid 'peace', and also used as a short form of names like Elfriede. Well known through Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.

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How popular is Frida?

202456.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Frida in 2024185

2024 rank#1,251 girls

Peak year2018

Total US babies since 18808,352

Frida has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

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Frida questions

What does the name Frida mean?

Frida means "peace". It comes from Germanic. From Germanic names containing the element frid 'peace', and also used as a short form of names like Elfriede. Well known through Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.

Is Frida a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Frida?

185 US babies were named Frida in 2024. Its peak year was 2018.

How do you pronounce Frida?

Frida is usually pronounced FREE-dah.

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.