Girls' name · since 1980

Farm

34 babies named Farm in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#39,469 of 72,339
all-time among girls
34
born since 1980
1980s
peak decade

Farm sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 34 recorded since 1980.

Farm has 34 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1993.

  • #39,469 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 34 born since 1980
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Farm ranks #39,469 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.

#39,469 of 72,339
all-time among girls
34
born since 1980
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Farm's 34 recorded births place it above 45.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

Farm's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Farm's full recorded timeline at 1983, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Farm popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1993

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1983)
9
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
45678910 19801982198319891993 5

Farm by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (29 births, 85% of the file).

1980s was Farm's strongest decade.

29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.

Farm births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 29 births (85% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Farm by state

Where Farm concentrates geographically, total births since 1980

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Farm
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
25 73.5%
California share of Farm's total US births 73.5%

25 of 34 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Farm?
34 babies have been named Farm since 1980. All-time, it sits at #39,469 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1983 with 9 births.
Where does Farm sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Farm ranks #39,469 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Farm most popular?
Farm was most popular in the 1980s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Farm most popular?
The top states for the name Farm are California (25 births).
How long has the name Farm been used?
Records for Farm go back to 1980, giving 14 years of history through 1993.
What names are similar to Farm?
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.

What to do with Farm's data

  • Farm's decade-level peak was the 1980s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Farms (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Farm

Nearby Names Like Farm

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Farm

Names with a similar number of total births

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Farm: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1980–1993 (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 Farm 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.