Girls' name · since 1938
Farida
Since 1938, U.S. Social Security records show 860 babies named Farida, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,332 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,841 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 860
- born since 1938
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Farida is the #3841 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 860 recorded since 1938.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Farida has been recorded 860 times among girls since 1938, currently ranked #3841 nationally and more common than 78% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 2025.
- #8,332 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,841 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 860 born since 1938
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Farida ranks #8,332 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,841 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 860 born since 1938, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,332 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,841 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 860
- born since 1938
- 2010s
- peak decade
Farida's 860 recorded births place it above 88.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Farida compares
860 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Farida's all-time total is 129% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Farida | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 860 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 21 | 19,840 |
Farida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Farida's full recorded timeline at 2004, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 54 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Farida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Farida by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (379 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Farida's strongest decade.
379 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Farida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 39
1980s
39 births
- 1990s 74
1990s
74 births
- 2000s 133
2000s
133 births
- 2010s
2010s
379 births
- 2020s
2020s
206 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 379 births (44% of all-time use).
How Farida compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Farida's total volume
Farida by state
Where Farida concentrates geographically, total births since 1938
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 152 | 17.7% |
| #2 | California | | 52 | 6.0% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 21 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 12 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 12 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
152 of 860 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Farida's data
- Farida's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (379 total births) through the 2020s (206) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Faridas (152 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 Farida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~87 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, 1938–2025 (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 Farida 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.