Total births
138
Girls' name · since 1977
Fareedah
138 babies named Fareedah in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 138
- total births
- 1977–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
Fareedah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 138 have been recorded since 1977.
Fareedah has 138 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- 138 total births
- 1977–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
138 girls have been named Fareedah since 1977, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 138
- total births
- 1977–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
59% of everyone ever named Fareedah was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
13 babies were named Fareedah in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
Fareedah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Fareedah's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Fareedah at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2016
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1977
Fareedah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Fareedah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Fareedah's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Fareedah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
82 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 82 births (59% of all-time use).
Fareedah by state
Where Fareedah concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 18 | 13.0% |
Texas share of Fareedah's total US births 13.0%
18 of 138 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Fareedah? ▼
Fareedah has been given to 138 babies in the U.S. since 1977, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 13 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
When was Fareedah most popular? ▼
Fareedah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Fareedah most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Fareedah are Texas (18 births).
How long has the name Fareedah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Fareedah since 1977 -- 49 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Fareedah? ▼
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.
What to do with Fareedah's data
- Fareedah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Fareedahs (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Fareedah
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Farida Girl
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Compare Fareedah side by side: Fareedah vs Farrah Fareedah vs Farah Fareedah vs Fara
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Fareedah: Baby Name Since 1977 - 138 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/fareedah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Fareedah 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 July 2026.