Boys' name · since 1977
Faraz
660 babies named Faraz in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,684 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,405 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 660
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Faraz currently ranks #12405 among boys' names in America, with 660 babies recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faraz has been recorded 660 times among boys since 1977, currently ranked #12405 nationally and more common than 11% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #6,684 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,405 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 660 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faraz ranks #6,684 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,405 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 660 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,684 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,405 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 660
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Faraz's 660 recorded births place it above 85.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Faraz compares
660 Top 39% higher than 61% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Faraz's all-time total is 79% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Faraz | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 660 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Faraz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Faraz splits its recorded history at 2001: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Faraz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Faraz by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (191 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Faraz's strongest decade.
191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Faraz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s
1980s
110 births
- 1990s
1990s
191 births
- 2000s
2000s
190 births
- 2010s
2010s
105 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 191 births (29% of all-time use).
How Faraz compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Faraz's total volume
Faraz by state
Where Faraz concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 56 | 8.5% |
| #2 | California | | 42 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 12 | 1.8% |
56 of 660 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Faraz's data
- Faraz's decade-level peak was the 1990s (191 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Farazs (56 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Faraz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Faraz 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.