Faron — #7828 US boys' name
2,411 babies named Faron in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 45% of names given to boys today.
30% of everyone ever named Faron was born in this single decade.
145 babies were named Faron in 1956 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Faron
The Social Security Administration has registered 2,411 babies named Faron between 1952 and 2024, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Faron currently holds the #7828 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 145 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Faron performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 717 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Faron shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 94 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Faron in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Faron 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 2,411 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.
Faron at a glance
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Current rank
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Faron popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1952
- Peak year (1956)
- 145
- Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
Currently ranks #7828 among boys.
2,411 total births across 73 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1956 with 145 births in a single year.
Faron popularity over time — girls
52 total births recorded since 1986 (Faron as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Faron accounts for 2% of total recorded use across both genders.
Faron by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 717 births that decade — 30% of Faron's all-time total
Faron decade highlights
- Peak decade 717 births
- Runner-up 669 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Faron's strongest decade
717 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 30% of all-time use.
Faron by state
Where Faron concentrates geographically — total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 94 | 3.9% |
| #2 | California | | 70 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 52 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 37 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 35 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 28 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 25 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 24 | 1.0% |
94 of 2,411 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Louisiana 3.9% of nationwide
- California 2.9% of nationwide
- Texas 2.2% of nationwide
- Kentucky 1.5% of nationwide
- Oklahoma 1.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 20 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Louisiana accounts for 3.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Faron appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1952–2024 (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.