Boys' name · since 1992
Faraj
Faraj has 40 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,692 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 40
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Faraj is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 40 have been recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Faraj recorded 40 times among boys since 1992, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2024.
- #23,692 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 40 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faraj ranks #23,692 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #23,692 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 40
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Faraj's 40 recorded births place it above 47.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Faraj's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Faraj's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Faraj popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2024
- Peak year (1992)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Faraj by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (23 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Faraj's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Faraj births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 23 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Faraj's decade-level peak was the 2010s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Faraj: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1992–2024 (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 Faraj 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.