Pharell vs Pharoah

Side-by-side comparison of Pharell and Pharoah — 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

Pharoah

Boy name · Rank #5468

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Metric Pharell Pharoah
Current Rank Unranked #5468
Total Births (all years) 187 668
Peak Year 2004 2017
Peak Year Births 24 37
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2002 1936

Births by Decade

Decade Pharell Pharoah
1930ss — 5
1970ss — 64
1980ss — 23
1990ss — 81
2000ss 131 164
2010ss 56 216
2020ss — 115

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Pharell Pharoah
2014 6 17
2015 7 21
2016 6 21
2017 — 37
2018 — 26
2019 5 33
2020 — 36
2021 — 26
2022 — 21
2023 — 15
2024 — 17

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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