US rank #11246 Boys' name Peak 1997 465 births

Fahim — #11246 US boys' name

465 babies named Fahim in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s291990s1302000s1912010s732020s42
#11246
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 21% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Fahim was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

25 babies were named Fahim in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fahim

The Social Security Administration has registered 465 babies named Fahim between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fahim currently holds the #11246 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fahim performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 191 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Fahim shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 122 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Fahim in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fahim 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 465 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.

Fahim at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

465

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

1997

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,246

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Fahim popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
25
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
051015202530 202420192013200820031998199319831982 9

Fahim by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
191 births that decade — 41% of Fahim's all-time total
1980s291990s1302000s1912010s732020s42

Fahim by state

Where Fahim concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Fahim
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
122 26.2%
#2 California
5 1.1%
#3 Virginia
5 1.1%
New York share of Fahim's total US births 26.2%
Even split

122 of 465 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fahim?
465 babies have been named Fahim since 1982. It currently ranks #11246 among boys. The peak year was 1997 with 25 births.
When was Fahim most popular?
Fahim was most popular in the 2000s decade with 191 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Fahim most popular?
The top states for the name Fahim are New York (122 births), California (5 births), Virginia (5 births).
How long has the name Fahim been used?
Fahim has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Fahim?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fahad, Faheem, Fahd, Fahed, and 1 more. 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, 1982–2024 (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.