Freda
Pronounced F R EH1 D (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 1918
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Freda?
Freda is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 44,536 children — the 579th most common girls' name on record.
It is still recorded, but barely: 136 births across the past decade, against a peak of 1,078 in a single year. That peak was in 1918.
Fred is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Freda and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Fred
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- F R EH1 D
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Freda
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Freda
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Freda?
- Freda ranks 579th among girls' names in US records, with 44,536 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 136.
- Is Freda a unisex name?
- No. Freda is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Freda most popular?
- 1918, when 1,078 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Freda spelled?
- Fred. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.