Frida ranks at #298 with 385 entries, and it is one of the most explicitly artist-anchored female names on the chart. Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) gave the name its dominant modern cultural meaning, and pet adoption tracks that lineage particularly clearly.
The Frida Kahlo lineage
Kahlo's posthumous cultural rise — driven by the 2002 biopic, gallery retrospectives, and her status as a feminist icon since the 1990s — has reshaped the name from a relatively obscure German-Spanish form to a strongly art-coded modern pick. The Frida Kahlo register pulls a specific owner cluster: art-leaning, often Latina or Latina-aligned, and older than the average pet-naming demographic.
Sound and breed fit
The two-syllable shape (FREE-dah) has a soft front and a sing-out ending, projection-friendly without being sharp. Frida lands on medium breeds at higher rates than very small or very large ones: Mexican-origin breeds like Chihuahuas and Xolos over-index meaningfully because the cultural fit is direct. Chihuahuas wearing Frida often have owners explicitly making the Kahlo connection.
The German-name counter-reading
One reading worth flagging: Frida is also a traditional German and Scandinavian name (related to peace, beloved), and a small cluster of owners pick it for that lineage instead. ABBA's Anni-Frid Lyngstad gave the name a parallel pop-culture anchor for older European-leaning owners. The Frida baby name page shows the name climbing on the SSA chart since around 2010, with a clear post-biopic acceleration.