US rank #3287 Boys' name Peak 2023 1,074 births

Farid — #3287 US boys' name

1,074 babies named Farid in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s71970s961980s1521990s1572000s2342010s2612020s167
#3287
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 77% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Farid was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

42 babies were named Farid in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Farid

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,074 babies named Farid between 1962 and 2024, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Farid currently holds the #3287 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Farid performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 261 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Farid shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 154 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Farid in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Farid 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 1,074 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.

Farid at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,074

Since 1962

63 years of records

Peak year

2023

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,287

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1962

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 2024

Farid popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1962

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
42
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
01020304050 202420172010200319961989198219751962 7

Farid by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
261 births that decade — 24% of Farid's all-time total
1960s71970s961980s1521990s1572000s2342010s2612020s167

Farid by state

Where Farid concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Farid
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
154 14.3%
#2 Texas
53 4.9%
#3 New York
34 3.2%
#4 Florida
20 1.9%
#5 New Jersey
6 0.6%
#6 Illinois
5 0.5%
#7 Pennsylvania
5 0.5%
California share of Farid's total US births 14.3%
Even split

154 of 1,074 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Farid?
1,074 babies have been named Farid since 1962. It currently ranks #3287 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 42 births.
When was Farid most popular?
Farid was most popular in the 2010s decade with 261 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Farid most popular?
The top states for the name Farid are California (154 births), Texas (53 births), New York (34 births).
How long has the name Farid been used?
Farid has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 63 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Farid?
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, 1962–2024 (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.