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Free
OriginWord name
Meaning"free"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girlsUnranked
Below 5 births
US rank · boysUnranked
Below 5 births
About Free
A sixties-style name that might work best as a middle.
Free for boys
One of the classic hippie word names. In the 1970s, actors Barbara Hershey and David Carradine gave this name to their son...who later changed it to Tom.
Pronounced FREE.
As of October 2026, Free ranked #14000 in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #6120 in 1975.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Famous Frees
- Free SouffriauGirl
Dutch singer and actress (pronounced "fray")
- Charlotte FreeGirl
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- Free "Tom" CarradineBoy
American actor, son of David Carradine
Free in pop culture
- FreeBoy
character in manga/anime "Soul Eater"
Variations & nicknames
- FreedomGirl
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