Frida
GirlGermanic · English: /ˈfɹiːdə/, approximately FREE-duh.
Frida brings together two name traditions and a crisp, uncluttered shape.
Origin
Germanic
Pronunciation
English: /ˈfɹiːdə/, approximately FREE-duh.
“Peace” in the German tradition; “beauty” in a Scandinavian tradition.
Frida has more than one route into use. In the German tradition it shortens names containing fridu, “peace”. In Scandinavia it can instead belong to a name tradition associated with beauty. These are different explanations of the same form, rather than a single meaning “peaceful beauty”. The brisk Fr- opening gives Frida an edge, softened by its ending. In English, FREE-duh carries that contrast particularly clearly. The result can feel both vintage and direct: a name with a little grit in its sound, despite the peaceful meaning of its German root. Frieda is a related German spelling; Frida keeps the written line more compact.
Etymology: A Germanic short name from fridu, “peace”, with a separate Scandinavian route linked to beauty.
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Name popularity
Latest year: 2025
Girls
Rank1,565
Source
SSA records cover Social Security card applications, not every US birth. Names with fewer than 5 occurrences are omitted; gaps do not mean zero. Spellings are kept separate, except that SSA removes spaces and hyphens. Equal counts are ranked alphabetically. Ranks are calculated separately for boys and girls.
Origin
Germanic
Origin
Scandinavian