Freya is the name of the Norse goddess of love, beauty and fertility, from the Old Norse freyja, which means "lady" or "noblewoman"; Friday is named after her. It has been a top 20 name in England for years and crossed the Atlantic in the 2010s. Freya entered the US top 1000 in 2013, climbed from number 416 in 2015 to a peak of number 129 in 2022 and ranks 176th in 2025.