Girl name Old Norse origin Pagan tradition

Freya

FRAY-uh · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Lady; noble woman
Language
Old Norse
Culture
Scandinavian/Norse
Religion
Pagan
Style era
trendy
Themes
mythological · love
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#159
2024 births1,877
Peak year2022
First appeared1931
Total US births18,062
2022 peak19311954197820012024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Frey
Alternate spellings
FreyjaFraya
In other languages
Freya (Norwegian)Freyja (Icelandic)Freja (Swedish)Frøya (Norwegian)

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