Fredia
A feminine given name of modern invention, possibly inspired by the name Freda.
Name Census estimates that about 1,080 living Americans carry the first name Fredia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Fredia today is around 70 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Fredia births was 1948 (73 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Fredia. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Fredia is about 70 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Fredias were born before 1966.
People living today
1.1K
~ 1 in 317,365 Americans
Peak year
1948
73 babies that year
Average age
70
years old
1990 SSA rank
#13,690
Tracked since 1901
Census
Fredia in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,201 people with the first name Fredia, which placed it at #10,897 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#10,897
National first-name rank
People counted
1.2K
1,201 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
58.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Fredia
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Fredia is White at 58.2%. The next largest groups are Black (34.6%) and Hispanic (3.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Fredia described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Fredia at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White58.2% · 699
- Black or African American34.6% · 415
- Hispanic or Latino3.0% · 36
- Two or more races2.6% · 31
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 18
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.2% · 2
Popularity
Fredia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Fredia from the 1900s through to the 1990s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 567 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1950s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Fredia by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Fredia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Fredias live
The SSA's state-level files cover 17 states and territories. Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama recorded the most babies named Fredia, while Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 37 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Fredia
The name Fredia is a feminine given name of Germanic origin, derived from the Old High German word "fridu," meaning "peace." It first emerged in the medieval period, around the 8th or 9th century, in regions where Germanic tribes settled, such as modern-day Germany, Austria, and parts of Switzerland.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Fredia can be found in the Codex Traditionum Monasterii Sancti Galli, a manuscript from the 9th century that contains records of land grants and donations made to the Abbey of St. Gallen in Switzerland. This document mentions a woman named "Fredia" who donated property to the abbey.
In the 11th century, a nun named Fredia von Münsterbilden, also known as Fredia of Münsterbilden, was a notable figure in the religious community of the Benedictine abbey in Münsterbilden, Germany. She is believed to have lived from around 1020 to 1090 and was known for her piety and devotion.
During the Middle Ages, the name Fredia was particularly popular among the nobility and aristocracy in Germanic regions. One notable bearer of the name was Fredia von Büren, a 13th-century noblewoman from the Duchy of Westphalia, who was married to Count Heinrich IV von Waldeck.
In the 15th century, a woman named Fredia von Lichtenberg was a prominent figure in the city of Strasbourg, France. She was a member of the influential Lichtenberg family and played a role in the city's political and social affairs during her time.
Another historical figure with the name Fredia was Fredia von Schönau, a 16th-century Benedictine abbess who lived in the Rhineland region of Germany. She was known for her leadership and contributions to the religious community at the Abbey of St. Hildegard in Bingen.
While the name Fredia has fallen out of common usage in modern times, it remains a unique and historically significant name with deep roots in the Germanic cultural heritage.
People
Fredia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Fredia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with F
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Fredia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fredia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,080 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Fredia going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 317,365 US residents.
Is Fredia a common name?
We classify Fredia as "Rare". It ranks above 90.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,307 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Fredia most popular?
The single biggest year for Fredia was 1948, when 73 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Fredia is about 70 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Fredia in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,201 people with the name Fredia, or 0.40 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #10,897 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Fredia in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Fredia?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Fredia appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,197 people counted with this name, 99.5% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Fredia?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Fredia is White at 58.2%. The next largest groups are Black (34.6%) and Hispanic (3.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Fredia most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Fredia in the 2020 Census, accounting for 58.2% (699 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Fredia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Fredia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Fredia in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Fredia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Fredia in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Fredia can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Fredia?
For a quick modern take, check how many people have the name Fredia on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.