Recorded 1980–1992 Girls' name Peak 1980 12 births

Fariba — girls' name

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

1980s71990s5
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Fariba was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

7 babies were named Fariba in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fariba

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Fariba between 1980 and 1992, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fariba currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fariba performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Fariba shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fariba 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 12 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.

Fariba at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

12

Since 1980

13 years of records

Peak year

1980

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1980

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1992

Fariba popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1980

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1980)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19921980 7

Fariba by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
7 births that decade — 58% of Fariba's all-time total
1980s71990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fariba?
12 babies have been named Fariba since 1980. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1980 with 7 births.
When was Fariba most popular?
Fariba was most popular in the 1980s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Fariba been used?
Fariba has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 13 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Fariba?
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, 1980–1992 (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.