Freedom

Popularity Trends

The name Freedom is the #5,893 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,867 recorded births since 1918. This represents the 23.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 23.8% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,506 (21.1% percentile) for all time with 1,213 births since 1918. For boys, it ranks #3,933 (14.2% percentile) for all time with 654 births since 1970.

Freedom first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1918 (1918 for girls and 1970 for boys). Birth data for Freedom is available in 55 out of the 106 years between 1918 and 2023 (54 years for girls and 46 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Freedom has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (65.0% of all recorded births). In 2023, 50.0% of babies named Freedom were girls.

For girls, Freedom reached its peak popularity in 1976, achieving the 5.9% percentile (ranked #715) with 32 births per million. The name was most common in 1976, with 32 births per million (ranked 5.9% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2020, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Freedom ranks #940 for girls (0.7% percentile) with 7 births per million, which is 21.6% of its peak share of births.

For boys, Freedom reached its peak popularity in 1975, achieving the 3.0% percentile (ranked #640) with 15 births per million. The name was most common in 1975, with 15 births per million (ranked 3.0% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2019, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Freedom ranks #904 for boys (0.8% percentile) with 7 births per million, which is 42.5% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Freedom".

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Key Statistics

Total Births

1,213

Peak Births

Peak Year

1976

First Recorded

1918

Peak Percentile

5.9%

Current Percentile

0.7%

Peak Rank

#715

Current Rank

#940

Female statistics

Total Births

654

Peak Births

Peak Year

1975

First Recorded

1970

Peak Percentile

3.0%

Current Percentile

0.8%

Peak Rank

#640

Current Rank

#904

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Freedom", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Freedom.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Freedom's popularity from 1915 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Freedom at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Freedom range from Quincy at 91.0% correlation to Kareem at 86.8% correlation, with an average correlation level of 88.3%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Jayson with 35.1K births (100% boys) and the least popular is Talib with 895 births (100% boys).

Freedom's share of births peaked at 46.2 births per million in 1975 (31.8 for girls in 1976 and 15.4 for boys in 1975). It reached its lowest point of 2.6 births per million (6% of peak) in 1970. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Freedom had 13.4 births per million, 29% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Quincy

31.8k

91.00% (very strong)

Abdul

6,353

90.35% (very strong)

Jayson

35.1k

89.98% (very strong)

Talib

895

88.03% (very strong)

Jasson

1,283

87.99% (very strong)

Azure

2,009

87.94% (very strong)

Jaison

1,753

87.77% (very strong)

Sandro

1,834

87.67% (very strong)

Konstantinos

2,043

87.62% (very strong)

Karlos

1,975

87.56% (very strong)

Nikolaos

1,972

87.02% (very strong)

Kareem

17.6k

86.85% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Freedom

Our model found one way to pronounce the name Freedom. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 100.0% confident that Freedom is pronounced as FREE-duhm, which has 2 syllables.

FREE-duhm

100.0%

FREE-duhm (2 syllables)

Verified

100.0% confidence

F R IY1 D AH0 M

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

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For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

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Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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