Recorded 1971–1998 Boys' name Peak 1975 106 births

Fard — boys' name

106 babies named Fard in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s631980s251990s18
1970s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Fard was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

16 babies were named Fard in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fard

The Social Security Administration has registered 106 babies named Fard between 1971 and 1998, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fard performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Fard shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Fard in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fard 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 106 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.

Fard at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

106

Since 1971

28 years of records

Peak year

1975

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1971

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1998

Fard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1971

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1975)
16
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 19981991198419801978197619741971 7

Fard by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
63 births that decade — 59% of Fard's all-time total
1970s631980s251990s18

Fard by state

Where Fard concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Fard
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
11 10.4%
New Jersey share of Fard's total US births 10.4%

11 of 106 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fard?
106 babies have been named Fard since 1971. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1975 with 16 births.
When was Fard most popular?
Fard was most popular in the 1970s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Fard most popular?
The top states for the name Fard are New Jersey (11 births).
How long has the name Fard been used?
Fard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 28 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Fard?
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, 1971–1998 (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.