Boys' name · since 1982
Fahim
Fahim has 465 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,235 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 465
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
465 boys have been named Fahim since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fahim has been recorded 465 times among boys since 1982, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2024.
- #8,235 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 465 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fahim ranks #8,235 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 465 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,235 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 465
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Fahim's 465 recorded births place it above 81.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Fahim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Fahim's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Fahim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2024
- Peak year (1997)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Fahim by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (191 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Fahim's strongest decade.
191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Fahim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
130 births
- 2000s
2000s
191 births
- 2010s 73
2010s
73 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 191 births (41% of all-time use).
Fahim by state
Where Fahim concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 122 | 26.2% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 5 | 1.1% |
122 of 465 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Fahim's data
- Fahim's decade-level peak was the 2000s (191 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Fahims (122 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.
Keep exploring Fahim
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fahim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1982–2024 (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 Fahim 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.