Freyr
In Norse mythology, Freyr is the god associated with kingship, fertility, peace, prosperity, fair weather, and good harvest. Freyr, sometimes referred to as Yngvi-Freyr, was especially associated with Sweden and seen as an ancestor of the Swedish royal house.
- Norse Mythology
- Icelandic
Meaning & Origin of Freyr
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In Norse mythology, Freyr is the god associated with kingship, fertility, peace, prosperity, fair weather, and good harvest. Freyr, sometimes referred to as Yngvi-Freyr, was especially associated with Sweden and seen as an ancestor of the Swedish royal house.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Norse Mythology
- Icelandic
The Story of Freyr
Freyr first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2018, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2024: 9 births, good for #8,287 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 69% of all recorded Freyrs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 42 Freyrs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Freyr
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Freyr. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Freyr
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- Frere
- Fraire
- Freyre
- Frear
- Freire
- Friar
- Fryer
- Freer
- Frier
- Furrier
- Ferrar
- Frore
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About the name Freyr
Freyr is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2018 and has accumulated 42 births in the dataset. Freyr's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #8,287. Use the chart and map above to compare Freyr'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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