Recorded 1980–2022 Girls' name Peak 1987 270 births

Farhana — girls' name

270 babies named Farhana in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s671990s842000s602010s422020s17
1990s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Farhana was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

12 babies were named Farhana in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Farhana

The Social Security Administration has registered 270 babies named Farhana between 1980 and 2022, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Farhana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Farhana performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Farhana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 47 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Farhana in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Farhana 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 270 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.

Farhana at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

270

Since 1980

43 years of records

Peak year

1987

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1980

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2022

Farhana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1980

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1987)
12
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
468101214 20222016200720011996199119861980 5

Farhana by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
84 births that decade — 31% of Farhana's all-time total
1980s671990s842000s602010s422020s17

Farhana by state

Where Farhana concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Farhana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
47 17.4%
New York share of Farhana's total US births 17.4%

47 of 270 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Farhana?
270 babies have been named Farhana since 1980. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1987 with 12 births.
When was Farhana most popular?
Farhana was most popular in the 1990s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Farhana most popular?
The top states for the name Farhana are New York (47 births).
How long has the name Farhana been used?
Farhana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 43 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Farhana?
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, 1980–2022 (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.