Recorded 1953–2022 Unisex name Peak 1956 607 births

Farron — boys' name

607 babies named Farron in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s1471960s1611970s861980s961990s362000s242010s342020s23
1960s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Farron was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

30 babies were named Farron in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Farron

The Social Security Administration has registered 607 babies named Farron between 1953 and 2022, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Farron currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 30 babies received it in a single year. Farron is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 114 additional births since 1938.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Farron performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 161 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Farron shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Farron in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Farron 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 607 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.

Farron at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

607

Since 1953

70 years of records

Peak year

1956

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1953

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 2022

Farron popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1953

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1956)
30
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
010203040 202220121995198719801972196519581953 13

Farron popularity over time — girls

114 total births recorded since 1938 (Farron as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 114 births
010203040 199819961991198919881987198619821938 5

Farron by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
161 births that decade — 27% of Farron's all-time total
1950s1471960s1611970s861980s961990s362000s242010s342020s23

Farron by state

Where Farron concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Farron
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
6 1.0%
Alabama share of Farron's total US births 1.0%

6 of 607 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Farron?
607 babies have been named Farron since 1953. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1956 with 30 births.
When was Farron most popular?
Farron was most popular in the 1960s decade with 161 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
Where is Farron most popular?
The top states for the name Farron are Alabama (6 births).
Is Farron a unisex name?
Yes, Farron is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 607 births, and as a girl's name it has 114 births.
How long has the name Farron been used?
Farron has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 70 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Farron?
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.

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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, 1953–2022 (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.