Unisex name · since 1986
Farrin
Farrin has 123 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,827 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 123
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Farrin is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 123 have been recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Farrin recorded 123 times among girls since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1986 to 2020.
- #24,827 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 123 born since 1986
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Farrin ranks #24,827 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 123 born since 1986, peaking in the 1980s.
- #24,827 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 123
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Farrin's 123 recorded births place it above 65.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Farrin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Farrin's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Farrin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2020
- Peak year (1987)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Farrin popularity over time - boys
15 total births recorded since 1957 (Farrin as boys' name)
Farrin by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (59 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Farrin's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Farrin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
59 births
- 1990s
1990s
37 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 8
2010s
8 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 59 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Farrin's decade-level peak was the 1980s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Farrin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1986–2020 (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 Farrin 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.