US rank #15855 Girls' name Peak 1987 28 births

Fahren — #15855 US girls' name

28 babies named Fahren in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s112020s5
#15855
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 10% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Fahren was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

7 babies were named Fahren in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fahren

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Fahren between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fahren currently holds the #15855 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fahren performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Fahren shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fahren 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 28 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.

Fahren at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

28

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

1987

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#15,855

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Fahren popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1987)
7
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20241993199119881987 7

Fahren by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
12 births that decade — 43% of Fahren's all-time total
1980s121990s112020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fahren?
28 babies have been named Fahren since 1987. It currently ranks #15855 among girls. The peak year was 1987 with 7 births.
When was Fahren most popular?
Fahren was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Fahren been used?
Fahren has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Fahren?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fahima, Fahmida, Faheemah, Fahtima, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1987–2024 (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.