Girls' name · since 1991
Faryal
150 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.
- #22,759 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,753 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 150
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Faryal is the #13753 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 150 recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Faryal recorded 150 times among girls since 1991, holding rank #13753 nationally today, ahead of 20% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #22,759 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,753 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 150 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Faryal ranks #22,759 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,753 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 150 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,759 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,753 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 150
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Faryal's 150 recorded births place it above 68.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Faryal compares
150 32nd percentile among 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
Faryal's all-time total is 60% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Faryal | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 150 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 21 | 19,840 |
Faryal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Faryal's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Faryal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Faryal by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (56 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Faryal's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Faryal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
- 2010s
2010s
56 births
- 2020s
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 56 births (37% of all-time use).
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What to do with Faryal's data
- Faryal's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (56 total births) through the 2020s (29) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Faryal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
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, 1991–2025 (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 Faryal 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.