Boys' name · since 1979
Farouk
Farouk has 282 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,951 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,855 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 282
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Farouk is the #7855 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 282 recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Farouk recorded 282 times among boys since 1979, holding rank #7855 nationally today, ahead of 44% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #10,951 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,855 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 282 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Farouk ranks #10,951 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,855 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 282 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,951 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,855 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 282
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Farouk's 282 recorded births place it above 75.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Farouk compares
282 44th 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
Farouk's all-time total is 24% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Farouk | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 282 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Farouk's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Farouk splits its recorded history at 2009: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Farouk popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Farouk by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (108 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Farouk's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Farouk births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 38
1990s
38 births
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s
2010s
108 births
- 2020s
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 108 births (38% of all-time use).
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What to do with Farouk's data
- Farouk's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (108 total births) through the 2020s (47) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Farouk: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Farouk 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.