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Are there lots of Freyas?

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Glowly · 31/05/2023 19:34

I love Freya but I've heard it's so popular. Checked dark greener and it's number 6.

The popularity does worry me as my friend hated being 1 of 4 Chloes in her class when we were at school.

Do you know a lot of Freyas... are there a few per class in your little one's school etc? 👀

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Themermaidspool · 31/05/2023 20:27

No but my name is similar and i hated it being so recognisable. My kids have super super common names. Unusual obsession is a mumsnet phenomenon. Nothing wrong with Amelie or Isabel or sebastian or louis.
If you like it use it. Doesnt matter what anybody else thinks.

thewillowbunnies · 31/05/2023 20:28

Yes.

MrsSiriusBlack1 · 31/05/2023 20:30

I’ve got a Freya and although there’s none in her class there’s a few more in the class above and below. It’s definitely popular where we are

Anewuser · 31/05/2023 20:31

Definitely popular at my school. Also Freja.

UsernamePain · 31/05/2023 20:31

My daughter is Freya. I did worry about using it as it’s so popular. She’s 2 now and I’ve not come across another. In the North West if that helps.

unicornsinspace · 31/05/2023 20:35

I have a Freya, there's one other Freya in her year group (there's 2 classes for each year group in their school)

ourflagmeansdeath · 31/05/2023 20:37

Yeah I know quite a lot but I never think of it as popular for some reason, not like Ella, Lily etc. It's a lovely name anyway

FayCarew · 31/05/2023 20:52

Yes it's popular. It's been in the top 50 for 20 years, top 25 for most of that, so there will be quite a few of them even if she is the only on in her school class.
I think it's overused and don't like Frey, but when I only knew one, I thought it was nice. She's in her 30s now.

ProfessorXtra · 31/05/2023 20:54

Yes dd has 2 in her group of friends. It’s a group of 5, with a Freya and Freja. DS has 3 in his year group.

NotMyDayJob · 31/05/2023 21:03

I don't think it's that popular, there's only one in my daughter's school in the north east.

35965a · 31/05/2023 21:04

Yes, a fair few around here of primary school age

RandomUsernameHere · 31/05/2023 21:18

We don't know any, my DCs are later primary though so not sure if it's been more popular recently.

WhisperingAutistic · 31/05/2023 21:20

None that I know of in my ds school

CharlottenBurger · 31/05/2023 21:20

Neighbours have a Freya, aged 14. A lovely girl.

Jinglybangly · 31/05/2023 21:23

I run a playgroup. Never had a Freya in 3 years. Not that popular here. Lots of flower names. Poppy, ivy, rose etc

33goingon64 · 31/05/2023 21:25

I don't know a single Freya (mc area of South east). Round here it's all Isabella, Isabel, Amelie, Ava, Olivia, etc. Freya is a lovely name.

TheIsleOfTheLost · 31/05/2023 22:19

A couple of colleagues in the past few years have had a Freya, but I haven't encountered one in my kids class/nursery/activities. It's a beautiful name, so if you like it, go for it. I do prefer the spelling with j rather than y, but pronounced the same either way.

ThomasinaLivesHere · 01/06/2023 07:44

It’s popular as in top 10 but it’s not crazy popular as fewer children have names from top 10 especially for girls. If you love it go for it. I don’t think it’s comparable to the popularity of Chloe.

Personally I haven’t met any. It might be good to check popularity in your region.

PossiblyNotOne · 01/06/2023 12:40

Yes it’s popular, it’s as generic as Evie/Isla/Amelia/Olivia. And they are all paired with Rose/Grace/May as middle names.

FayCarew · 01/06/2023 13:09

@ThomasinaLivesHere , about 2000 born each year over the past 15 years in England & Wales, so probably about as popular as Leo.

leelaay · 01/06/2023 13:16

Freya was a popular name when I was in school 20 years ago, I haven't heard it used much recently in the last decade.

Summatoruvva · 01/06/2023 13:27

I have a Freya. I only know one other and that one is small with dark brown hair. I think it goes better for fair haired kids due to its origins.

SquigglePigs · 01/06/2023 14:16

DD is 4 and there's one in her nursery class.

ShortColdandGrey · 01/06/2023 14:20

Yes, well there are around here anyway.

NatureNurture85 · 01/06/2023 14:22

I think in the early 2010s there we some but not heard it much in the last ten years

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