Frey

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Frey: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Frey: Recorded since 2001, it reached #1,825 in 2020, and it stood at #2,921 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
17times a registrar ranked it
24years from first to last
#1825highest recorded position
3groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 2001–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2001	#3134
2006	#3385
2007	#2023
2008	#3687
2010	#4678
2012	#3987
2014	#4632
2015	#2319
2016	#3478
2017	#2734
2018	#3959
2019	#3411
2020	#1825
2021	#2301
2022	#3449
2023	#4991
2024	#2921

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 17 of the 24 years from 2001 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2001–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2001
First recorded at #3134 among boys in England and Wales in 2001 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2001–2024
Highest recorded position: #1825 among boys in England and Wales, in 2020 (recorded 2001–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2921 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Frey by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Frey in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	20	4 of 10	5
2010s	40	8 of 10	5
2020sbusiest	36	5 of 10	7

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 7 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Frey appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2001 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1825 in England and Wales in 2020.

Frey's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#2921	7	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#4991	3	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#3449	5	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#2301	9	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#1825	12	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3411	5	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#3959	4	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2734	7	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#3478	5	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2319	9	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#4632	3	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#3987	4	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#4678	3	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#3687	4	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2023	9	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#3385	4	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#3134	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2001 and 2024, ranked in 17 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,825, first reached in 2020.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 12 births, registered in England and Wales in 2020.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 4 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
11 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
5separate stretches the record falls into5 separate stretches →
4 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#2,921position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
12births registered in its largest year, 2020Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Freya-Leigh · #3970, 12y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Rawen · #1825, 13y
Salahudeen · #1825, 18y
Yacoub · #1825, 22y
Radia · #1823, 14y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Salahudeen · #1825, 18y
Ralfie · #1828, 19y
Aafia · #1819, 18y
Delara · #1819, 11y

Frey and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Frey without appearing here.

Frey moved ahead of

Morten Compare
In 2014 they stood at #4632 and #4632 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #2319 and #4747.
Sander Compare
In 2014 they stood at #4678 and #2941 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #2319 and #4747.
Espen Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4991 and #4107 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2921 and #5119.
Glenn Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4991 and #4991 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2921 and #5119.

Moved ahead of Frey

Matheo Compare
In 2021 they stood at #2301 and #3017 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #3449 and #2018.
Einar Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3449 and #4789 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #4991 and #4107.
Nicola Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1825 and #3848 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #4991 and #4107.
Aksel Compare
In 2007 they stood at #2023 and #3589 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2008 that had become #3687 and #3158.

Moved the opposite way to Frey

Brooke Compare
Between 2001 and 2020 in England and Wales · Boys, Frey went from #3134 to #1825 while Brooke went from #1286 to #4608.
Matheo Compare
Between 2007 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Frey went from #2023 to #2921 while Matheo went from #4333 to #1517.

Moved the same way as Frey

Garry Compare
Between 2001 and 2023 in England and Wales · Boys, Frey went from #3134 to #4991 and Garry from #1135 to #4991.
Kelly Compare
Between 2001 and 2023 in England and Wales · Boys, Frey went from #3134 to #4991 and Kelly from #1467 to #3523.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2001 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1825 in England and Wales in 2020. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Frey

Frey at a glance

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Popularity journey

Frey by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Frey at a glance

Frey by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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