Recorded 1978–2023 Boys' name Peak 2021 106 births

Farooq — boys' name

106 babies named Farooq in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s221990s52000s192010s292020s26
2010s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Farooq was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

8 babies were named Farooq in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Farooq

The Social Security Administration has registered 106 babies named Farooq between 1978 and 2023, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Farooq currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Farooq performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Farooq shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Farooq 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 106 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.

Farooq at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

106

Since 1978

46 years of records

Peak year

2021

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1978

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2023

Farooq popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1978

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2021)
8
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
456789 2023202020162007199719821978 5

Farooq by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
29 births that decade — 27% of Farooq's all-time total
1970s51980s221990s52000s192010s292020s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Farooq?
106 babies have been named Farooq since 1978. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2021 with 8 births.
When was Farooq most popular?
Farooq was most popular in the 2010s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Farooq been used?
Farooq has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 46 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Farooq?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Farrell, Faris, Farris, Faron, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1978–2023 (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.