Boys' name · since 1972
Farhad
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 273 babies named Farhad, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,172 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,337 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 273
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
273 babies have been named Farhad since 1972, making it today's #12337 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Farhad has been recorded 273 times among boys since 1972, currently ranked #12337 nationally and more common than 11% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #11,172 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,337 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 273 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Farhad ranks #11,172 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,337 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 273 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,172 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,337 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 273
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Farhad's 273 recorded births place it above 75.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Farhad compares
273 43rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Farhad's all-time total is 26% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Farhad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 273 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Farhad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Farhad splits its recorded history at 1993: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Farhad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Farhad by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (87 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Farhad's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Farhad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
37 births
- 1980s
1980s
87 births
- 1990s
1990s
72 births
- 2000s
2000s
35 births
- 2010s 25
2010s
25 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 87 births (32% of all-time use).
Farhad by state
Where Farhad concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 25 | 9.2% |
25 of 273 births nationwide.
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What to do with Farhad's data
- Farhad's decade-level peak was the 1980s (87 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.
- California records the most Farhads (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Farhad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Farhad 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.