Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Free

Gender

Male

Origin

English
a free man, one freed from bound servitude to an overlord

Pronunciation

f-ree

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #2944, 12 births); most recent 2020 (rank #7499, 10 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1975 (rank #5982, 9 births); most recent 2024 (rank #13427, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025––
2024–6
2023––
2022––
2021–8
2020107
2019––
2018––
2017–5
2016––

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data