Farzad — #6263 US boys' name
154 babies named Farzad in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 56% of names given to boys today.
37% of everyone ever named Farzad was born in this single decade.
14 babies were named Farzad in 2024 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Farzad
The Social Security Administration has registered 154 babies named Farzad between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Farzad currently holds the #6263 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 14 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Farzad performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Farzad shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Farzad 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 154 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.
Farzad at a glance
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Current rank
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Farzad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979
- Peak year (2024)
- 14
- Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
Currently ranks #6263 among boys.
154 total births across 46 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 14 births in a single year.
Farzad by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 57 births that decade — 37% of Farzad's all-time total
Farzad decade highlights
- Peak decade 57 births
- Runner-up 43 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Farzad's strongest decade
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 37% of all-time use.
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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, 1979–2024 (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.