Boys' name · since 2018

Faraja

Since 2018, U.S. Social Security records show 23 babies named Faraja, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#27,788 of 45,481
all-time among boys
23
born since 2018
2020s
peak decade

23 boys have been named Faraja since 2018, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Faraja recorded 23 times among boys since 2018, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2023.

  • #27,788 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 23 born since 2018
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faraja ranks #27,788 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.

#27,788 of 45,481
all-time among boys
23
born since 2018
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Faraja's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Faraja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Faraja's full recorded timeline at 2022, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Faraja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2021)
7
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2018202120222023 5

Faraja by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (18 births, 78% of the file).

2020s was Faraja's strongest decade.

18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.

Faraja births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 18 births (78% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Faraja? ▼
Faraja has been given to 23 babies in the U.S. since 2018, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #27,788 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 7 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
Where does Faraja sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faraja ranks #27,788 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Faraja most popular? ▼
Faraja was most popular in the 2020s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Faraja been used? ▼
Faraja has been recorded in Social Security data since 2018, spanning 6 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Faraja? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Farrell, Faris, Farris, Faron, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Faraja

Nearby Names Like Faraja

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Faraja

Farrell Boy
4,355 births
Faris Boy
#1298 3,225 births
Farris Boy
#7208 2,991 births
Faron Boy
#9033 2,420 births
Farhan Boy
#2070 1,824 births

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Names with a similar number of total births

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Lorentz
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Rabun
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Errett
23 births · Peak 1919
Gains
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Faraja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2018–2023 (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 Faraja 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.