Girls' name · since 1982
Farran
Farran has 74 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,468 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 74
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
74 girls have been named Farran since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Farran has been recorded 74 times among girls since 1982, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 1994.
- #30,468 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 74 born since 1982
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Farran ranks #30,468 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 74 born since 1982, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,468 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 74
- born since 1982
- 1980s
- peak decade
Farran's 74 recorded births place it above 57.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Farran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Farran splits its recorded history at 1989: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Farran popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1994
- Peak year (1986)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Farran by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (56 births, 76% of the file).
1980s was Farran's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Farran births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
56 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 56 births (76% of all-time use).
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What to do with Farran's data
- Farran's decade-level peak was the 1980s (56 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Farran: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1982–1994 (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 Farran 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.