Freya Smith
There are approximately 141 people named Freya Smith living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,430,882 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Freya with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Smith. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
141
1 in 2,430,882
Named Freya
18K
Alive today
Named Smith
2.7M
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 18K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2022
Average age: 8
Top Census group: White (75.8%)
Estimated bearers: 2.7M
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #1
Per 100K: 792.79
Top ancestry: White (68.0%)
First name trend
Freya: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Freya. The peak year was 2022 with 2,182 births. The average person named Freya today is 8 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Freya
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Freya, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 75.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Freya described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Freya at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White75.8% · 6,331
- Hispanic or Latino8.7% · 723
- Two or more races8.5% · 711
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.9% · 411
- Black or African American1.5% · 123
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 50
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Smith surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Smith, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 68.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Smith described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Smith at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White68.0% · 1,611,236
- Black or African American22.6% · 535,967
- Two or more races4.4% · 103,611
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 82,947
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 19,744
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 16,139
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Freya has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0052% of the US population, based on 17,787 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Freya right now.
The surname Smith appears at a rate of 792.79 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.7928%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 141 people with the full name Freya Smith. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Freya Smith: questions and answers
How many people are named Freya Smith?
We estimate approximately 141 people in the United States share the full name Freya Smith. That works out to about 1 in 2,430,882 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0052%) with the surname frequency (792.79 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Freya Smith?
We classify Freya Smith as "Very Rare". About 1 in 2,430,882 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Freya a male or female name?
Freya is predominantly female. Out of 18,062 total SSA registrations, 0.0% were male and 100.0% were female. See the full Freya profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How common is the name Freya Smith?
Find out how many people are called Freya Smith on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.