Boys' name · since 1975

Faraji

50 babies named Faraji in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#22,161 of 45,481
all-time among boys
50
born since 1975
1970s
peak decade

Faraji is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 50 have been recorded since 1975.

Faraji has 50 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2023.

  • #22,161 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 50 born since 1975
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faraji ranks #22,161 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 1975, peaking in the 1970s.

#22,161 of 45,481
all-time among boys
50
born since 1975
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Faraji's 50 recorded births place it above 51.05% 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.

Faraji's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Faraji's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Faraji popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1977)
7
Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 197519761977197819791980199620122023 5

Faraji by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (30 births, 60% of the file).

1970s was Faraji's strongest decade.

30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.

Faraji births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 30 births (60% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Faraji? ▼
50 babies have been named Faraji since 1975. All-time, it sits at #22,161 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1977 with 7 births.
Where does Faraji sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faraji ranks #22,161 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 Faraji most popular? ▼
Faraji was most popular in the 1970s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Faraji been used? ▼
Faraji has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 49 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Faraji? ▼
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.

What to do with Faraji's data

  • Faraji's decade-level peak was the 1970s (30 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.

Keep exploring Faraji

Nearby Names Like Faraji

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

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

Compare Faraji side by side: Faraji vs Farrell Faraji vs Faris Faraji vs Farris

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Faraji: 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, 1975–2023 (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 Faraji 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.