Frida
About Frida
The dynamic personality and paintings of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo have inspired growing numbers of parents to resurrect this form of the name. It does much better in certain European countries, especially in Denmark and Norway. The Frieda and Freida spellings were more popular in the US until the middle of the 20th century.
Pronounced FREE-duh.
As of October 2026, Frida ranked #1565 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #648 in 2003.
Editor's take: The name Frida is a girl's name of German origin meaning "peace".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #946 | 286 | 160.1 |
| 2015 | #858 | 326 | 182.6 |
| 2016 | #797 | 357 | 201.5 |
| 2017 | #695 | 418 | 242.1 |
| 2018 | #696 | 418 | 245.7 |
| 2019 | #732 | 386 | 230 |
| 2020 | #890 | 299 | 185 |
| 2021 | #982 | 264 | 160.9 |
| 2022 | #1,107 | 224 | 136.6 |
| 2023 | #1,153 | 211 | 131.5 |
| 2024 | #1,252 | 185 | 114.2 |
| 2025 | #1,565 | 135 | 84 |
World rankings
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Frida on lists
Famous Fridas
- Frida Kahlo (born Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderon)
Mexican painter
- Anni
Frid Synni "Frida" Lyngstad, Swedish pop singer of group ABBA
- Frida Hansdotter
Swedish World Cup ski racer and Olympic champion
- Frida Gustavsson
Swedish model
- Frida Giannini
Italian fashion designer
- Frida Boccara
French pop singer
- Frida Hyvonen
Swedish singer,songwriter
- Frida Sofia Moctezuma Guzmán (b. 1992)
daughter of singer Alejandra Guzmán and Pablo Moctezuma
- Frida Mendoza Nava
daughter of boxer and politician Jackie Nava
- Frida Curry
daughter of adult entertainer Nathan Harrison
Frida in pop culture
- Frida Watts
character in Meg Cabot's "Airhead" book series
- Frida Goth
a character from "The Sims" games
- Frida
a main character in the Hilda TV series
- Frida Rivera
character in “The Kicks”