Recorded 2004–2023 Boys' name Peak 2014 21 births

Farouq — boys' name

21 babies named Farouq in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s112020s5
2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Farouq was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

6 babies were named Farouq in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Farouq

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Farouq between 2004 and 2023, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Farouq currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Farouq performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Farouq shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Farouq 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 21 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.

Farouq at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

21

Since 2004

20 years of records

Peak year

2014

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2004

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2023

Farouq popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2004

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2014)
6
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.5 2023201820142004 5

Farouq by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
11 births that decade — 52% of Farouq's all-time total
2000s52010s112020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Farouq?
21 babies have been named Farouq since 2004. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2014 with 6 births.
When was Farouq most popular?
Farouq was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Farouq been used?
Farouq has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 20 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Farouq?
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, 2004–2023 (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.