Recorded 1984–1996 Boys' name Peak 1984 11 births

Farrakhan — boys' name

11 babies named Farrakhan in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s5
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Farrakhan was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

6 babies were named Farrakhan in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Farrakhan

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Farrakhan between 1984 and 1996, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Farrakhan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Farrakhan performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Farrakhan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Farrakhan 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 11 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.

Farrakhan at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

11

Since 1984

13 years of records

Peak year

1984

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1984

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1996

Farrakhan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1984

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1984)
6
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.5 19961984 6

Farrakhan by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
6 births that decade — 55% of Farrakhan's all-time total
1980s61990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Farrakhan?
11 babies have been named Farrakhan since 1984. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1984 with 6 births.
When was Farrakhan most popular?
Farrakhan was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Farrakhan been used?
Farrakhan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 13 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Farrakhan?
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, 1984–1996 (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.