Name meaning & stats
Freya
Freya means “light (debated)” (Old Norse origin). 19,808 US babies since 1940, peak 2022.
What it means
“light (debated)”
Old NorseDebated
In US birth records
Peak year: 2022
19,808 US babies were named Freya between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Freya (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Freya is the main spelling
- Freya 99%
- Freyah 1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2022)