The baby name Frey is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced FRAY (IPA: /freɪ/).
Frey is Norse, Scandinavian in Origin.
The baby name Frey is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced FRAY (IPA: /freɪ/).
Frey is Norse, Scandinavian in Origin.
Frey is the Anglicized form of Old Norse Freyr, name of a major Vanir deity linked to fertility, prosperity, peace, and good harvests. Its core meaning is “lord,” from Proto-Germanic *fraujaz. Traditional spellings vary across the North: Freyr in Icelandic, Frej in Swedish and Danish, and Frøy in Norwegian; the feminine cognates Freyja/Freja/Freya share the same root. Place-names and sagas attest to Freyr’s cult, notably around Uppsala, and medieval Icelandic personal names used the element in compounds.
Used as a given name in English since the 19th-century revival of Norse lore, Frey has risen again in the 21st century alongside mythological names and is often perceived as unisex. As a transferred surname, it can also derive from German Frey “free,” from Middle High German vri, giving a parallel sense of liberty. Related forms include Freydís (fem.) and compounds like Freysteinn.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #170 | 5 | 3,954 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #180 | 3 | 1,509 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #243 | 4 | 3,322 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #254 | 3 | 7,111 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #324 | 9 | 7,401 |
| PE | 0 | #325 | 5 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #326 | 6 | 9,639 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #327 | 19 | 7,678 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #402 | 7 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #406 | 3 | 6,868 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #425 | 5 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #460 | 7 | 10,523 |
| CO | 0 | #466 | 15 | 7,768 | |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #477 | 11 | 10,188 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #494 | 6 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #502 | 4 | 9,305 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #523 | 4 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #552 | 6 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #579 | 14 | 9,244 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #591 | 7 | 20,968 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #592 | 372 | 15,656 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #646 | 37 | 3,552 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #756 | 123 | 14,506 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #801 | 6 | 18,755 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #884 | 9 | 7,044 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #916 | 20 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #941 | 12 | 5,697 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #952 | 31 | 16,355 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #997 | 5 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,004 | 7 | 14,861 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 11 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,093 | 19 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,264 | 4 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,268 | 5 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,455 | 17 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,595 | 20 | 28,008 |
Frey is popular in 52 countries — most recent births per country:
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