Recorded 1977–2020 Girls' name Peak 2016 131 births

Fareedah — girls' name

131 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.

1970s231980s102000s62010s822020s10
2010s
Peak decade

63% 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.

What the Data Says About Fareedah

The Social Security Administration has registered 131 babies named Fareedah between 1977 and 2020, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fareedah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fareedah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Fareedah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Fareedah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fareedah 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 131 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.

Fareedah at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

131

Since 1977

44 years of records

Peak year

2016

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1977

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2020

Fareedah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1977

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2016)
13
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
468101214 202020182016201420122009198119781977 5

Fareedah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
82 births that decade — 63% of Fareedah's all-time total
1970s231980s102000s62010s822020s10

Fareedah by state

Where Fareedah concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Fareedah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
18 13.7%
Texas share of Fareedah's total US births 13.7%

18 of 131 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fareedah?
131 babies have been named Fareedah since 1977. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2016 with 13 births.
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?
Fareedah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 44 years of data through 2020.
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.

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, 1977–2020 (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.