Frida
Frida is a feminine given name. In central and eastern Europe, Frida is a short form of compound names containing the Germanic element fried meaning "peace".
Meaning & Origin of Frida
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Frida is a feminine given name. In central and eastern Europe, Frida is a short form of compound names containing the Germanic element fried meaning "peace".
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The Story of Frida
Frida first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1892, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 418 Fridas were born — ranking #693 that year. As of 2026, Frida ranks #1,399 for baby girls with 159 births, falling sharply (-47%). In total, more than 9K Fridas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Frida
Frida is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1892 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Frida's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #648. Use the chart and map above to compare Frida'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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