The first name Frieda

In 2025, 10 girls were named Frieda, making it the 2,605th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2016, with 26 births (#1,278).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Frieda with other names.

In 2025, 36 girls born in the United States were named Frieda, the 4,012th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1916, when 838 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Frieda Fromm-Reichmann
  American German-born psychiatrist & psychoanalyst, 1889–1957
• Frieda Belinfante
  Dutch-American conductor and resistance fighter (1904-1995)
• Frieda Dänzer
  Alpine skier (1931-2015)
• Frieda Brepoels
  Flemish politician, born 1955
• Frieda Robscheit-Robbins
  German-born American pathologist, 1888–1973
• Frieda Hughes
  English-born Australian poet and painter (born 1960)
• Frieda Nugel
  German mathematician, 1884–1966
• Frieda Ekotto
  Cameroonian writer, born 1959
• Judith Herzberg
  Dutch poet and writer (born 1934)
• Yasmine
  Belgian singer (1972–2009)

How popular is the name Frieda?

In 2025, 10 girls born in England and Wales were named Frieda, ranking 2,605th. Its peak was 2016, with 26 births.

Is Frieda a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 25,506 US babies named Frieda since 1880 were girls.

When was Frieda most popular?

1916 in the United States, when 838 babies were named Frieda, its highest rank at 209th.

How do you pronounce Frieda?

Frieda is /fɹiːdə/, 2 syllables.