Girl name German origin Christian tradition

Freda

FREE-də · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Peace, short form of Frederica or Winifred
Language
German
Culture
Germanic
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
Germanic · vintage
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#6000
2024 births20
Peak year1918
First appeared1880
Total US births42,507
1918 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
FredFreddie
Alternate spellings
FriedaFredah
In other languages
Frieda (German)Fryda (Polish)

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Freda Lingstrom (artist)