A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME

Frieda

/ˈfriːdə/ · girl name · outside the top 1,000 in 2025
forthright · starchy · edwardian

Origin & Meaning

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Derived from Old High German fridu, meaning peace. It spread widely throughout Central Europe before crossing the Atlantic with late nineteenth-century immigrant families. In American records, it held a steady position among girls born through the First World War.
Also answers toFritzi

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025

SSA Data
1880 peak: 838 souls, A.D. 1916 2025
2025: 36 born, rising ↑
Estimated Age
61 yrs
Most Friedas were born around 1949 — remembers exactly where the TV was in July 1969.
Peak Reign
1916
№208 that year
Generation
Boomer, 40%
then Silent 23% · Gen X 12%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈26K ever born · now rising
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Frieda grew up with

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S&H Green Stamps·black-and-white TV·hula hoops

Generation Distribution — Living Friedas

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Silent 23%Boomer 40%Gen X 12%Millennial 7%Gen Z 8%Gen Alpha 9%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data
SSA: Frieda peaked in 1916.
Estimated average age: 61.

What people think

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First Impressions

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A Frieda is widely imagined holding ledger books, dispensing peppermint lozenges, or executing domestic chores with zero wasted motion. The name carries the weight of heavy wool coats and pre-synthetic kitchens. It sounds durable and difficult to crack. It does not linger over small talk.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01
Peak popularity arrived in 1916, when 838 baby girls were given the name.
Field Note 02
The Silent Generation and Baby Boomers make up over sixty percent of all living holders today.
Field Note 03
A modest uptick in recent years suggests parents are dusting it off, though annual counts remain well under one hundred.

Notable Friedas

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Frieda LawrenceGerman-born memoirist and literary figure, b. 1879
Frieda Fromm-Reichmannpsychoanalyst and pioneer in clinical treatment, b. 1889
Frieda Inescortstage and screen actress, b. 1901
Frieda Belinfantecellist, orchestral conductor, and resistance operative, b. 1904

Adjacent Names

Minna · Hulda · Alma · Marta · Selma · Greta

Ephemera — If Frieda were a…

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City
Milwaukee
Color
Rye Brown
Job
Head Bookkeeper
Object
Enamelware kettle
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