US rank #6730 Girls' name Peak 1998 513 births

Fariha — #6730 US girls' name

513 babies named Fariha in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s271990s1382000s1512010s1162020s81
#6730
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 62% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Fariha was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

25 babies were named Fariha in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Fariha

The Social Security Administration has registered 513 babies named Fariha between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Fariha currently holds the #6730 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fariha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 151 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Fariha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 121 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Fariha in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fariha 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 513 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.

Fariha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

513

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

1998

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,730

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Fariha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
25
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
051015202530 202420192014200920041999199419871983 5

Fariha by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
151 births that decade — 29% of Fariha's all-time total
1980s271990s1382000s1512010s1162020s81

Fariha by state

Where Fariha concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Fariha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
121 23.6%
#2 Texas
8 1.6%
#3 California
5 1.0%
New York share of Fariha's total US births 23.6%
Even split

121 of 513 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fariha?
513 babies have been named Fariha since 1983. It currently ranks #6730 among girls. The peak year was 1998 with 25 births.
When was Fariha most popular?
Fariha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 151 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Fariha most popular?
The top states for the name Fariha are New York (121 births), Texas (8 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Fariha been used?
Fariha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Fariha?
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.

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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, 1983–2024 (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.