Freedom
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning the state of being free.
Babies a year
48
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Freedom by the numbers
Freedom was given to 48 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 50 babies in 1976, making it a 1970s name.
Other names that mean freedom
Like Freedom, each of these has freedom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Charlottefree woman; feminine form of Charles12,900 in the US (2017)
- Charlesfree man7,142 in the US (2017)
- Maverickindependent, unbranded4,737 in the US (2017)
- Carolinefree woman; feminine form of Charles4,270 in the US (2017)
- Charliefree man1,679 in England and Wales (2025)
- Carlosfree man; a form of Charles3,058 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Freedom
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