Recorded 1989–1991 Boys' name Peak 1989 12 births

Farbod — boys' name

12 babies named Farbod in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s6
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Farbod was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

6 babies were named Farbod in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Farbod

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Farbod between 1989 and 1991, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Farbod currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Farbod performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Farbod shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Farbod in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Farbod in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 12 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Farbod at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

12

Since 1989

3 years of records

Peak year

1989

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1989

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1991

Farbod popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1989

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1989)
6
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
6 19911989 6

Farbod by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
6 births that decade — 50% of Farbod's all-time total
1980s61990s6

Farbod by state

Where Farbod concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Farbod
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 41.7%
California share of Farbod's total US births 41.7%

5 of 12 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Farbod?
12 babies have been named Farbod since 1989. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1989 with 6 births.
When was Farbod most popular?
Farbod was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Farbod most popular?
The top states for the name Farbod are California (5 births).
How long has the name Farbod been used?
Farbod has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 3 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Farbod?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.