Pharell vs Pharaoh

Side-by-side comparison of Pharell and Pharaoh — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Pharell

Boy name

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Name B

Pharaoh

Boy name · Rank #1757

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Pharell Pharaoh
Current Rank Unranked #1757
Total Births (all years) 187 1,917
Peak Year 2004 2019
Peak Year Births 24 203
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2002 1979

Births by Decade

Decade Pharell Pharaoh
1970ss — 6
1990ss — 54
2000ss 131 187
2010ss 56 1,015
2020ss — 655

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Pharell Pharaoh
2014 6 87
2015 7 117
2016 6 138
2017 — 145
2018 — 162
2019 5 203
2020 — 160
2021 — 137
2022 — 148
2023 — 116
2024 — 94

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2002–2019.

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