Boys' name · since 1976
Farhan
Farhan has 1,824 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,496 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,070 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,824
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Farhan is the #2070 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,824 recorded since 1976.
Farhan has 1,824 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2070 as of the latest data, more common than 85% of boys, 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 1976 to 2025.
- #3,496 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,070 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,824 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Farhan ranks #3,496 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,070 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,824 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,496 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,070 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,824
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Farhan's 1,824 recorded births place it above 92.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Farhan compares
1,824 Top 23% higher than 77% of 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
Farhan's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Farhan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,824 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 72 | 34 | 22,252 |
Farhan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Farhan splits its recorded history at 2002: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 72 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Farhan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Farhan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (552 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Farhan's strongest decade.
552 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Farhan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 154
1980s
154 births
- 1990s
1990s
280 births
- 2000s
2000s
455 births
- 2010s
2010s
552 births
- 2020s
2020s
368 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 552 births (30% of all-time use).
How Farhan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Farhan's total volume
Farhan by state
Where Farhan concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 421 | 23.1% |
| #2 | California | | 205 | 11.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 89 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 51 | 2.8% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 28 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.3% |
421 of 1,824 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Farhan's data
- Farhan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (552 total births) through the 2020s (368) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Farhans (421 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Farhan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Farhan 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.