Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Frieda
Endangered
Down 95.7% from peak
Peak era
1916
Peak births
838
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Frieda
How many people are named Frieda?
An estimated 3,717 living Americans are named Frieda.
How rare is Frieda?
Frieda is very rare among babies today, with 36 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 95.7% from its 1916 peak.
How old is the typical Frieda?
The median age of a living American named Frieda is approximately 63 years, with most bearers falling between 32 and 74 years old.
Is Frieda still popular?
No. Frieda is endangered as a baby name, down 95.7% from its 1916 peak with 36 births in 2025.
Where is Frieda most common?
Frieda has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 7.0× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19162025
Peak year
1916
Decline from peak
95.7%
2025
36
All-time
25,506
Where it lives now
Frieda is most concentrated in New York — about 7.0× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Frieda is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.