Frida

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A few things about Frida you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Frida

Frida Kahlo

Mexican painter (1907–1954)

Choose Frida and your child shares a first name with Frida Kahlo, a Mexican painter. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Frida, like who?” Frida Kahlo's Wikipedia article is available in 200 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Guillermo Kahlo, Public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 11,905 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Frida, 135 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Frida would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryFrida first shows up in US birth records in 1892, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 133 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2003, when it reached #648.
• 🍂TrendFrida has slipped 671 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,561. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedFrida is most popular in Minnesota, where it ranks #731, followed by California (#965). It's in the top 1,000 in 2 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Germanic, Frida means “peace”. Our records link it to Icelandic and Mexican roots.
• 🌍OriginFrida is the #3 most popular Icelandic girl name in the US. That's out of 21 Icelandic girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Frida

Frida is a girl name of Icelandic and Mexican origin meaning “peace”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with F and ending in “-ida”. US birth records list Frida for girls from 1892 to 2025, in 80 of those 134 years. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked #648 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,561, with 135 babies.

Origin:Icelandic namesMexican names