Frieda is a distinctive choice, ranked #1672 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Frieda in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1672
About the Name Frieda
Frieda is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 174 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1278 in 2016 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1998.
Frieda is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Frieda
Unlikely. With around 18 UK babies named Frieda per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Frieda in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Frieda is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 174 places over the last five years to #1672 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Frieda is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Frieda include: John Frieda — John Frieda is a British celebrity hairstylist and founder of hair salon and hair product businesses.; Frieda Zamba — Frieda Zamba is a four-time world surfing champion from the United States..
Frieda does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Friedas in the wild.
18
UK babies named Frieda (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 174 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Frieda
Likely around 1 other Frieda in the class
UK Popularity (1998–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Frieda
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
John Frieda is a British celebrity hairstylist and founder of hair salon and hair product businesses. The hair product business was acquired in 2002 by Kao Corporation, Japan.
Frieda Fordham was a psychiatric social worker, Jungian analyst and writer. Her second husband was the innovative analytical psychologist, Michael Fordham.
Frieda Hempel was a German lyric coloratura soprano singer in operatic and concert work who had an international career in Europe and the United States.
Frieda Kwast-Hodapp was a German classical pianist whose career spanned the transition from late Romanticism to modernism. Celebrated by contemporaries as a first-rank pianist, she was a preferred soloist for conductors such as Arthur Nikisch and Wilhelm Furtwängler.