Girls' name · since 1972
Fajr
Fajr has 301 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,865 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,282 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 301
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
301 babies have been named Fajr since 1972, making it today's #5282 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fajr has been recorded 301 times among girls since 1972, currently ranked #5282 nationally and more common than 69% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #15,865 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,282 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 301 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fajr ranks #15,865 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,282 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 301 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,865 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,282 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 301
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Fajr's 301 recorded births place it above 78.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Fajr compares
301 45th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Fajr's all-time total is 20% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fajr | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 301 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Fajr's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fajr splits its recorded history at 2012: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fajr popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Fajr by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (127 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Fajr's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Fajr births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
- 2010s
2010s
127 births
- 2020s
2020s
83 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 127 births (42% of all-time use).
Fajr by state
Where Fajr concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 24 | 8.0% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.7% |
24 of 301 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Fajr's data
- Fajr's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (127 total births) through the 2020s (83) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Fajrs (24 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Fajr: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Fajr 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.