# Freda (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/freda/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 42,553 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 26 / 42,527 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 268, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A feminine form of Frederick and Fred, also a short form of Winifred.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14 | 8,401 |
| 2011 | 12 | 9,353 |
| 2012 | 19 | 6,694 |
| 2013 | 17 | 7,157 |
| 2014 | 11 | 9,753 |
| 2015 | 12 | 9,138 |
| 2016 | 16 | 7,371 |
| 2018 | 12 | 8,801 |
| 2019 | 18 | 6,519 |
| 2020 | 18 | 6,429 |
| 2021 | 13 | 8,184 |
| 2022 | 12 | 8,708 |
| 2023 | 16 | 7,041 |
| 2024 | 20 | 6,021 |
| 2025 | 17 | 6,630 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1909 | 5 | 1,539 |
| 1919 | 5 | 4,401 |
| 1935 | 5 | 3,852 |
| 1941 | 5 | 3,688 |
| 1942 | 6 | 3,340 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13 | 2,025 |
| 2012 | 7 | 3,285 |
| 2013 | 7 | 3,160 |
| 2014 | 14 | 1,966 |
| 2015 | 13 | 2,070 |
| 2016 | 16 | 1,834 |
| 2017 | 13 | 2,090 |
| 2018 | 18 | 1,649 |
| 2019 | 15 | 1,854 |
| 2020 | 9 | 2,615 |
| 2021 | 15 | 1,866 |
| 2022 | 12 | 2,178 |
| 2023 | 12 | 2,201 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3,318 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2,440 |

## People named Freda

- Freda Payne, American singer and actress (born 1942)
- Freda Meissner-Blau, Austrian politician and environmental activist (1927–2015)
- Freda du Faur, Australian mountaineer (1882–1935)
- Freda Foh Shen, American actress
- Freda Jackson, actress (1907–1990)
- Freda Bedi, British Buddhist nun (1911-1977)
- Freda Brown, Australian political activist
- Freda Dowie, British screen actress (1928–2019)
- Freda Kelly, British secretary known for her work with The Beatles, president of the official Beatles F
- Josephine Baker, American-born French dancer, singer and actress (1906–1975)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.