Boys' name · since 1984
Fahed
Fahed has 160 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,319 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,168 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 160
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Fahed is the #9168 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 160 recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Fahed recorded 160 times among boys since 1984, holding rank #9168 nationally today, ahead of 34% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #14,319 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,168 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 160 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fahed ranks #14,319 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,168 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 160 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,319 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,168 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 160
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Fahed's 160 recorded births place it above 68.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Fahed compares
160 34th 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
Fahed's all-time total is 57% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fahed | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 160 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Fahed's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Fahed's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Fahed popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Fahed by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (64 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Fahed's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Fahed births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
- 2010s
2010s
64 births
- 2020s
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 64 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Fahed's data
- Fahed's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (64 total births) through the 2020s (54) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Fahed: 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 (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Fahed 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.