Boys' name · since 1976
Faheem
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 808 babies named Faheem, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,870 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,111 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 808
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
808 babies have been named Faheem since 1976, making it today's #9111 boys' name.
Faheem has 808 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9111 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #5,870 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,111 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 808 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faheem ranks #5,870 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,111 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 808 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,870 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,111 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 808
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Faheem's 808 recorded births place it above 87.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Faheem compares
808 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Faheem's all-time total is 119% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Faheem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 808 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Faheem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Faheem's full recorded timeline at 2001, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Faheem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Faheem by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (185 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Faheem's strongest decade.
185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Faheem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
77 births
- 1980s
1980s
129 births
- 1990s
1990s
185 births
- 2000s
2000s
174 births
- 2010s
2010s
170 births
- 2020s 73
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 185 births (23% of all-time use).
How Faheem 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 Faheem's total volume
Faheem by state
Where Faheem concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 53 | 6.6% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 43 | 5.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 27 | 3.3% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
53 of 808 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Faheem's data
- Faheem's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (185 total births) through the 2020s (73) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Faheems (53 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Faheem
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Faheem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Faheem 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.