Girls' name · since 1969
Faren
273 babies named Faren in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,726 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 273
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Faren sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 273 recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Faren recorded 273 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2015.
- #16,726 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 273 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faren ranks #16,726 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 273 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,726 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 273
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Faren's 273 recorded births place it above 76.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
Faren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Faren's full recorded timeline at 1990, 25% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 75% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 85 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Faren popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2015
- Peak year (1986)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Faren by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (192 births, 70% of the file).
1980s was Faren's strongest decade.
192 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Faren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
192 births
- 1990s 51
1990s
51 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 192 births (70% of all-time use).
Faren by state
Where Faren concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 18 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 15 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 7 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 7 | 2.6% |
| #5 | California | | 5 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.8% |
18 of 273 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Faren's decade-level peak was the 1980s (192 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Farens (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Faren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1969–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Faren 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 August 2026.