Boys' name · since 1978
Farooq
Farooq has 112 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,660 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,998 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 112
- born since 1978
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Farooq is the #10998 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 112 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Farooq has been recorded 112 times among boys since 1978, currently ranked #10998 nationally and more common than 21% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #16,660 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,998 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 112 born since 1978
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Farooq ranks #16,660 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,998 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 112 born since 1978, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16,660 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,998 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 112
- born since 1978
- 2020s
- peak decade
Farooq's 112 recorded births place it above 63.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Farooq compares
112 28th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Farooq's all-time total is 70% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Farooq | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 112 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 22,252 |
Farooq's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Farooq's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Farooq popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Farooq by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (32 births, 29% of the file).
2020s was Farooq's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Farooq births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
29 births
- 2020s
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 32 births (29% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Farooq: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Farooq 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.