Total births
11
Recorded 2012–2016 Boys' name Peak 2012 11 births
Faaz — boys' name
11 babies named Faaz in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
2010s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Faaz was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
6 babies were named Faaz in 2012 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Faaz
The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Faaz between 2012 and 2016, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Faaz currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Faaz performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Faaz in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Faaz at a glance
Last recorded 2016Peak year
2012
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2012
Faaz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2012
- Peak year (2012)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
Faaz by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 11 births that decade — 100% of Faaz's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Faaz? ▼
11 babies have been named Faaz since 2012. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2012 with 6 births.
When was Faaz most popular? ▼
Faaz was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Faaz been used? ▼
Faaz has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 5 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Faaz? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Faaris, Faaiz. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2012–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.