Recorded 1991–2023 Girls' name Peak 2017 144 births

Faryal — girls' name

144 babies named Faryal in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s342000s312010s562020s23
2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Faryal was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

12 babies were named Faryal in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Faryal

The Social Security Administration has registered 144 babies named Faryal between 1991 and 2023, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Faryal currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Faryal performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Faryal shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Faryal 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 144 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.

Faryal at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

144

Since 1991

33 years of records

Peak year

2017

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1991

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2023

Faryal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1991

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2017)
12
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
468101214 20232020201720122006199719921991 5

Faryal by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
56 births that decade — 39% of Faryal's all-time total
1990s342000s312010s562020s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Faryal?
144 babies have been named Faryal since 1991. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2017 with 12 births.
When was Faryal most popular?
Faryal was most popular in the 2010s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Faryal been used?
Faryal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 33 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Faryal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Farrah, Farah, Fara, Farida, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1991–2023 (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.