Recorded 1972–2020 Girls' name Peak 1980 107 births

Fareeda — girls' name

107 babies named Fareeda in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s401980s272000s112010s232020s6
1970s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Fareeda was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

10 babies were named Fareeda in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fareeda

The Social Security Administration has registered 107 babies named Fareeda between 1972 and 2020, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fareeda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fareeda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Fareeda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Fareeda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fareeda 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 107 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.

Fareeda at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

107

Since 1972

49 years of records

Peak year

1980

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1972

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2020

Fareeda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1972

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1980)
10
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
4681012 2020201320061981197819731972 5

Fareeda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
40 births that decade — 37% of Fareeda's all-time total
1970s401980s272000s112010s232020s6

Fareeda by state

Where Fareeda concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Fareeda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
5 4.7%
New Jersey share of Fareeda's total US births 4.7%

5 of 107 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fareeda?
107 babies have been named Fareeda since 1972. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1980 with 10 births.
When was Fareeda most popular?
Fareeda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Fareeda most popular?
The top states for the name Fareeda are New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Fareeda been used?
Fareeda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 49 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Fareeda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Farrah, Farah, Fara, Farida, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1972–2020 (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.