US rank #2138 Boys' name Peak 2024 1,752 births

Farhan — #2138 US boys' name

1,752 babies named Farhan in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s1541990s2802000s4552010s5522020s296
#2138
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 85% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Farhan was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

69 babies were named Farhan in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Farhan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,752 babies named Farhan between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Farhan currently holds the #2138 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 69 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Farhan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 552 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Farhan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 412 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Farhan in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Farhan 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 1,752 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.

Farhan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,752

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2024

69 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,138

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Farhan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
69
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
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Farhan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
552 births that decade — 32% of Farhan's all-time total
1970s151980s1541990s2802000s4552010s5522020s296

Farhan by state

Where Farhan concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Farhan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
412 23.5%
#2 California
196 11.2%
#3 Texas
82 4.7%
#4 Virginia
44 2.5%
#5 New Jersey
28 1.6%
#6 Illinois
12 0.7%
#7 Georgia
5 0.3%
#8 Massachusetts
5 0.3%
New York share of Farhan's total US births 23.5%
Even split

412 of 1,752 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Farhan?
1,752 babies have been named Farhan since 1976. It currently ranks #2138 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 69 births.
When was Farhan most popular?
Farhan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 552 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Farhan most popular?
The top states for the name Farhan are New York (412 births), California (196 births), Texas (82 births).
How long has the name Farhan been used?
Farhan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Farhan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Farrell, Faris, Farris, Faron, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1976–2024 (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.