Frida

Girl Germanic languages #1153 in 2023

Frida is a girl name of Germanic languages origin.

Meaning of Frida

Occasionally used in English. In Scandinavia, Frida mainly derives from the - name Fríða, short for female names ending in fríðr. In Central and Eastern Europe, Frida is a short form of compound names containing the Germanic element fried "peace"; cognate to English Freda.

Popularity of Frida

Popularity, 1892–2023

211 births in 2023

1892 2023

8,167 U.S. births recorded from 1892–2023.

Peak year

2017

418 babies

First recorded

1892

131 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.