Girls' name · since 1983
Fariha
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 531 babies named Fariha, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,406 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,399 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 531
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Fariha currently ranks #6399 among girls' names in America, with 531 babies recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fariha has been recorded 531 times among girls since 1983, currently ranked #6399 nationally and more common than 63% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #11,406 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,399 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 531 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fariha ranks #11,406 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,399 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 531 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,406 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,399 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 531
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Fariha's 531 recorded births place it above 84.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Fariha compares
531 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Fariha's all-time total is 41% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fariha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 531 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Fariha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fariha splits its recorded history at 2006: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fariha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Fariha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (151 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Fariha's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Fariha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
138 births
- 2000s
2000s
151 births
- 2010s
2010s
116 births
- 2020s
2020s
99 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 151 births (28% of all-time use).
How Fariha 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 Fariha's total volume
Fariha by state
Where Fariha concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 121 | 22.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 8 | 1.5% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
121 of 531 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Fariha's data
- Fariha's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (151 total births) through the 2020s (99) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Farihas (121 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 Fariha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Fariha 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.