Girls' name · since 1986
Fahm
5 babies named Fahm in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #65,139 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
5 girls have been named Fahm since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Fahm has 5 recorded births among girls since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 1986.
- #65,139 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5 born since 1986
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fahm ranks #65,139 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5 born since 1986, peaking in the 1980s.
- #65,139 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Fahm's 5 recorded births place it above 0% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Fahm popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1986
- Peak year (1986)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Fahm by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (5 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Fahm's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Fahm births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).
Fahm by state
Where Fahm concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 100.0% |
5 of 5 births nationwide.
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What to do with Fahm's data
- California records the most Fahms (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fahm: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~0 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, 1986–1986 (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 Fahm 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.