Unisex name · since 1983
Farren
Farren has 731 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,269 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,339 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 731
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
731 babies have been named Farren since 1983, making it today's #10339 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Farren recorded 731 times among girls since 1983, holding rank #10339 nationally today, ahead of 40% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #9,269 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,339 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 731 born since 1983
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Farren ranks #9,269 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,339 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 731 born since 1983, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,269 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,339 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 731
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Farren's 731 recorded births place it above 87.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Farren compares
731 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Farren's all-time total is 94% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Farren | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 731 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 77 | 21 | 19,840 |
Farren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Farren splits its recorded history at 2005: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 77 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Farren popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (1986)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Farren popularity over time - boys
322 total births recorded since 1952 (Farren as boys' name)
Farren by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (252 births, 34% of the file).
1980s was Farren's strongest decade.
252 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Farren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
252 births
- 1990s
1990s
141 births
- 2000s 97
2000s
97 births
- 2010s
2010s
160 births
- 2020s 81
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 252 births (34% of all-time use).
How Farren compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Farren's total volume
Farren by state
Where Farren concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 17 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 12 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 8 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.7% |
17 of 731 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Farren's data
- Farren's decade-level peak was the 1980s (252 total births); usage has since declined to 81 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Farrens (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Farren: 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 (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Farren 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.