Freeman
Freeman is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Freeman Asmundson Canadian ice hockey player Freeman Barr, Bahamian boxers Freeman Bosley Jr., American politician Freeman W.
Meaning & Origin of Freeman
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Freeman is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Freeman Asmundson Canadian ice hockey player Freeman Barr, Bahamian boxers Freeman Bosley Jr., American politician Freeman W.
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The Story of Freeman
The earliest SSA record of Freeman as a baby boy name dates back to 1880, when 26 babies received it. 1918 was its biggest year on record, with 229 newborns named Freeman — #393 in the national rankings. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,564 among baby boy names with 32 births, holding steady (+3%). In total, more than 11K Freemans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Freeman
Freeman is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 11K births in the dataset. Freeman's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #283. Use the chart and map above to compare Freeman's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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