Total births
30
Girls' name · since 2013
Faraday
30 babies named Faraday in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 30
- total births
- 2013–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Faraday sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 30 recorded since 2013.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faraday has been recorded 30 times among girls since 2013, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 2013 to 2017.
- 30 total births
- 2013–2017 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
30 girls have been named Faraday since 2013, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.
- 30
- total births
- 2013–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Faraday was born in this single decade.
2013
Single peak year
9 babies were named Faraday in 2013 - its busiest year on record.
Faraday's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Faraday's full recorded timeline at 2016, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Faraday at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
2013
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2013
Faraday popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2017
- Peak year (2013)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Faraday by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Faraday's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Faraday births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 30 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Faraday? ▼
Faraday has been given to 30 babies in the U.S. since 2013, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2017. 9 babies were born in 2013, its single highest year.
When was Faraday most popular? ▼
Faraday was most popular in the 2010s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Faraday been used? ▼
Records for Faraday go back to 2013, giving 5 years of history through 2017.
What names are similar to Faraday? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Farrah, Farah, Fara, Farida, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2013–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Faraday: Baby Name Since 2013 - 30 Births, Peak 2013." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/faraday. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Faraday 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 July 2026.