Recorded 1972–2018 Boys' name Peak 2005 86 births

Faruq — boys' name

86 babies named Faruq in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s51990s72000s412010s28
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Faruq was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

8 babies were named Faruq in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Faruq

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Faruq between 1972 and 2018, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Faruq currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Faruq performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Faruq shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Faruq 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 86 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.

Faruq at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

86

Since 1972

47 years of records

Peak year

2005

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1972

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2018

Faruq popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1972

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2005)
8
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
456789 20182016201420072004200019811972 5

Faruq by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
41 births that decade — 48% of Faruq's all-time total
1970s51980s51990s72000s412010s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Faruq?
86 babies have been named Faruq since 1972. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2005 with 8 births.
When was Faruq most popular?
Faruq was most popular in the 2000s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Faruq been used?
Faruq has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 47 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Faruq?
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, 1972–2018 (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.