Are there lots of Freyas?

[Glowly]

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? 👀

[Themermaidspool]

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]

Yes.

[MrsSiriusBlack1]

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]

Definitely popular at my school. Also Freja.

[UsernamePain]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[35965a]

Yes, a fair few around here of primary school age

[RandomUsernameHere]

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

[WhisperingAutistic]

None that I know of in my ds school

[CharlottenBurger]

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

[Jinglybangly]

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

[33goingon64]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[leelaay]

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]

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]

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

[ShortColdandGrey]

Yes, well there are around here anyway.

[NatureNurture85]

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