Boys' name · since 2003
Faaris
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 89 babies named Faaris, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,156 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,321 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 89
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Faaris is the #11321 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 89 recorded since 2003.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faaris has been recorded 89 times among boys since 2003, currently ranked #11321 nationally and more common than 19% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #18,156 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,321 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 89 born since 2003
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faaris ranks #18,156 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,321 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 89 born since 2003, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,156 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,321 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 89
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
Faaris's 89 recorded births place it above 59.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Faaris compares
89 24th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Faaris's all-time total is 76% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Faaris | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 89 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Faaris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Faaris's full recorded timeline at 2013, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Faaris popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Faaris by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (43 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Faaris's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Faaris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
43 births
- 2010s
2010s
34 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 43 births (48% of all-time use).
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What to do with Faaris's data
- Faaris's decade-level peak was the 2000s (43 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Faaris: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~22 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2003–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Faaris draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.