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Where do Freyas live?

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Iggypoppie · 08/04/2016 23:33

If you know a lot of Freyas, where do you live and is there a glut of them? I am 99% certain that I will choose this name but only on mumsnet have I heard it being described as too popular/overused, so maybe it will be less ubiquitous where I am in the West of Scotland? I know it is in the top 20 names in Scotland but it's hard to work out what that means... Nearly one child per class with be called Freya?? not good at stats btw

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septembersunshine · 11/04/2016 09:00

I would just forget popularity and pick the name you love (speaking of a mother of three and all my children's names are in the top 100). They live all over the place I'd imagine but does it really matter? unless you make up a name there will always be others. Agree with you though, popularity of names can be regional. We have a Jack and at one time in his school he was the only one (South Cambridgeshire). That year there were 3 Zach's! The next year there was one more Jack joining reception while in every class there are at least 2 Oliver's/William's/Harry's! Freya is lovely - I would pick it regardless.

MrsT2007 · 10/04/2016 22:01

Fair few here in south Midlands

MaryWortleyMontagu · 10/04/2016 18:41

Quite a few in London.

Haudyerwheesht · 10/04/2016 18:40

We are in south east Scotland and it's very popular here. I don't know many babies these days but know several Freya's aged 2-5

Whenwillwe3meetagain · 10/04/2016 18:16

In Clapham and nearly 35!

MommyVan · 10/04/2016 18:15

Lots in NE Scotland - ranging in age from babies up to about 9 ime.

Seeyalater · 10/04/2016 18:14

I've never met one, the stats definately don't apply everywhere

itshappenedagain · 09/04/2016 11:58

3 in dd class ( Liverpool) 1 in DS class. And u teach 4 ( different school) and we have 2 cousins called Freya!

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ShowOfHands · 09/04/2016 11:40

Lljkk, DS has 2 Emilys and an Emilee at his school. Other girls are all Evie or Darcy/Darcie/Darcee/D'Arsey.

Ludways · 09/04/2016 11:16

I know 3, 1 in Moray, 2 in NE England.

lljkk · 09/04/2016 11:16

Popular in Norfolk, deffo. We also have buckets of Jasmines, Caitlins, Emilys & Graces, Amelias (55 different spellings).

ShowOfHands · 09/04/2016 11:03

Norfolk. In a class of 30, DS has three Freyas as friends. Little Freya, Big Freya and Freya Surname.

paneerandpeas · 09/04/2016 11:00

North East, 12 year old dd, no Freyas in her year at primary and I've never heard her mention any since starting secondary. I meet lots of new mums and babies through work and no Freyas that I recall, no friends or colleagues have a Freya either. Guess its not very popular in my little corner.

hollyisalovelyname · 09/04/2016 10:52

Northside Dublin.

Hulababy · 09/04/2016 10:40

I live in Sheffield. I know a 14y Freya here.

No little Freyas at the infant school I work at.

yomellamoHelly · 09/04/2016 10:39

I know of 2 - sw london / surrey. Both with irish families. (Lovely little girls though!)

NataliaOsipova · 09/04/2016 10:33

I know one in Devon, one in London, two in Hertfordshire and one in Manchester if that's any help?

MaryPoppinsPenguins · 09/04/2016 10:28

I know quite a few in Surrey...

MuttonCadet · 09/04/2016 10:25

Everysecond could be! Grin

cheapandcheerful · 09/04/2016 10:24

I live in the South East. I once taught a class that had 4 Freyas in it. They are all in Year 7 now.

SKYTVADDICT · 09/04/2016 08:38

2 in my small rural Lincolnshire town. 1 15 year old DD2 and 1 21 year old who we don't know

Makinglists · 09/04/2016 08:34

If DS1 had been a girl he would have been Freya (almost 10 years ago and SW). I know of at least 1 in his class.

kiwiscantfly · 09/04/2016 08:33

And by snapshot I mean screenshot of the website.

kiwiscantfly · 09/04/2016 08:32

In Scotland get you can get a detailed break down of baby names by council area, this is a snapshot of Highland council which is where I assume you are.

Where do Freyas live?