Boys' name · since 1978
Fahad
Fahad has 1,612 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,771 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,466 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,612
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,612 babies have been named Fahad since 1978, making it today's #2466 boys' name.
Fahad has 1,612 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2466 as of the latest data, more common than 82% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #3,771 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,466 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,612 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fahad ranks #3,771 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,466 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,612 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,771 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,466 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,612
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Fahad's 1,612 recorded births place it above 91.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Fahad compares
1,612 Top 25% higher than 75% of 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
Fahad's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fahad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,612 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 73 | 34 | 22,252 |
Fahad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Fahad's full recorded timeline at 2002, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 73 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Fahad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Fahad by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (512 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Fahad's strongest decade.
512 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Fahad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 164
1980s
164 births
- 1990s
1990s
285 births
- 2000s
2000s
295 births
- 2010s
2010s
512 births
- 2020s
2020s
345 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 512 births (32% of all-time use).
How Fahad compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Fahad's total volume
Fahad by state
Where Fahad concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 142 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 132 | 8.2% |
| #3 | California | | 125 | 7.8% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 22 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 17 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 14 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Washington | | 5 | 0.3% |
142 of 1,612 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Fahad's data
- Fahad's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (512 total births) through the 2020s (345) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Fahads (142 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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 Fahad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Fahad 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.