Freada
A feminine name of uncertain origin, possibly meaning "free" or "noble peace".
Name Census estimates that about 17 living Americans carry the first name Freada. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Freada today is around 78 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Freada births was 1928 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Freada. 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 Freada is about 78 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Freadas were born before 1958.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Freada. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
17
~ 1 in 20,162,020 Americans
Peak year
1928
10 babies that year
Average age
78
years old
1964 SSA rank
#7,092
Tracked since 1896
Popularity
Freada: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Freada from the 1890s through to the 1960s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 53 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Freada 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 Freada during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Freada
The name Freada is of Germanic origin, derived from the Old High German words "fridu" meaning peace and "rad" meaning counsel or advice. It is believed to have emerged in the 8th or 9th century AD during the reign of the Carolingian dynasty in what is now modern-day Germany and France.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Freada can be found in the Annales Regni Francorum, a contemporary chronicle of the Carolingian kings, where a noblewoman by the name of Freada is mentioned as attending the court of Charlemagne in the late 8th century.
In the 11th century, a Benedictine abbess named Freada is recorded as having led the influential Monastery of Gandersheim in Lower Saxony, which was a prominent center of learning and culture during the Ottonian Renaissance.
During the High Middle Ages, Freada appeared as the name of a minor noble in the entourage of Eleanor of Aquitaine, the influential Queen consort of both France and England in the 12th century.
In the 14th century, a German mystic and writer named Freada von Augsburg gained recognition for her spiritual writings and visions, although little is known about her life.
In the 16th century, Freada Margaretha von Pernstein, a Bohemian noblewoman born in 1556, was a prominent supporter of the Protestant Reformation and provided refuge to persecuted Protestants on her estates.
While the name Freada has fallen out of common usage in modern times, it has a rich historical significance rooted in the Germanic cultures of medieval Europe, often associated with nobility, religious figures, and influential women of the time.
People
Freada + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Freada 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
Freada: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Freada?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 17 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Freada 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 20,162,020 US residents.
Is Freada a common name?
We classify Freada as "Very Rare". It ranks above 37.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 130 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Freada most popular?
The single biggest year for Freada was 1928, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Freada is about 78 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Freada in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Freada a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Freada 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 Freada still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Freada 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 Freada 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many Americans are named Freada?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people have the name Freada at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.