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How popular is the name Fraya?

Births per year, rank history and how many Frayas are alive today.

Fraya (female) is a rare spelling of the girls' name Freya in England and Wales, ranked 3333rd in 2025 and given to 7 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2012, when 36 babies were given the name, the 998th most popular that year. It has declined since 2012; the 2025 figure is roughly 19% of its peak.

Across all spellings of the name, the Freya you are most likely to meet is around 15 years old. Half of all Freyas born in England and Wales are between 7 and 20, and there are at least 55,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 16% chance that at least one of them will be called Freya.

How many babies are named Fraya each year?

Includes all spellings: Fraya, Freya. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

01k2k200020201996: 3971997: 4501998: 5631999: 5892000: 6922001: 9752002: 1,0612003: 1,2232004: 1,6162005: 1,8052006: 2,0922007: 1,9742008: 2,1392009: 2,2542010: 2,6092011: 2,6482012: 2,5932013: 2,2942014: 2,1852015: 2,1102016: 2,0942017: 2,0322018: 1,9312019: 2,2722020: 1,9862021: 2,1932022: 2,1672023: 2,0862024: 1,9332025: 1,809actual

Where does the Fraya spelling rank?

1101001,0005,000200020201996: ranked 3,7952000: ranked 2,4162001: ranked 2,0232002: ranked 1,5302003: ranked 1,6282004: ranked 1,8362005: ranked 1,9342006: ranked 1,0872007: ranked 1,1262008: ranked 1,0652009: ranked 1,1712010: ranked 9652011: ranked 1,1492012: ranked 9982013: ranked 1,2202014: ranked 1,4562015: ranked 1,5492016: ranked 1,9202017: ranked 2,3412018: ranked 2,4992019: ranked 2,8692020: ranked 4,5352021: ranked 3,5192022: ranked 3,9712024: ranked 4,8442025: ranked 3,333

Where does the Freya spelling rank?

110100200200020201996: ranked 1181997: ranked 1131998: ranked 931999: ranked 922000: ranked 752001: ranked 522002: ranked 492003: ranked 422004: ranked 332005: ranked 312006: ranked 242007: ranked 262008: ranked 272009: ranked 212010: ranked 192011: ranked 192012: ranked 192013: ranked 202014: ranked 212015: ranked 212016: ranked 192017: ranked 202018: ranked 182019: ranked 102020: ranked 122021: ranked 62022: ranked 72023: ranked 52024: ranked 72025: ranked 6

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Fraya per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 2,648 in 2011
Fraya: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Fraya most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Freya, peaked in 2011, when 2,648 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Fraya spelling itself peaked in 2012, with 36 babies.

How many people are called Fraya?

At least 55,000 people named Fraya in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Fraya?

Most living Frayas are between 7 and 20; the most common age is about 15.

Is Fraya becoming more or less popular?

Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 2011 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.






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