Is Freja a boy or girl name?

Freja is a girl’s name. Of the 556 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Freja

Recorded 2000–2025 · United States

Freja was most popular in 2024, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,715 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,835, with 37 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 556 people named Freja.

Freja over time

Births per year. The dot marks Freja’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Freja a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Freja is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 556 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org