Recorded 1973–2020 Girls' name Peak 1977 118 births

Farra — girls' name

118 babies named Farra in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s671980s311990s52000s52010s52020s5
1970s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Farra was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

20 babies were named Farra in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Farra

The Social Security Administration has registered 118 babies named Farra between 1973 and 2020, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Farra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Farra performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Farra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Farra 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 118 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.

Farra at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

118

Since 1973

48 years of records

Peak year

1977

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1973

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2020

Farra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1973

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1977)
20
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
0510152025 20202009198819821979197719751973 5

Farra by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
67 births that decade — 57% of Farra's all-time total
1970s671980s311990s52000s52010s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Farra?
118 babies have been named Farra since 1973. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1977 with 20 births.
When was Farra most popular?
Farra was most popular in the 1970s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Farra been used?
Farra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 48 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Farra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Farrah, Farah, Fara, Farida, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1973–2020 (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.