Boys' name · since 1979
Farzad
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 163 babies named Farzad, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,206 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,437 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 163
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
163 babies have been named Farzad since 1979, making it today's #8437 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Farzad recorded 163 times among boys since 1979, holding rank #8437 nationally today, ahead of 39% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #14,206 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,437 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 163 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Farzad ranks #14,206 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,437 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 163 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,206 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,437 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 163
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Farzad's 163 recorded births place it above 68.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Farzad compares
163 34th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Farzad's all-time total is 56% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Farzad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 163 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Farzad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Farzad's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Farzad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Farzad by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (57 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Farzad's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Farzad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 9
1970s
9 births
- 1980s
1980s
57 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
43 births
- 2020s
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 57 births (35% of all-time use).
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What to do with Farzad's data
- Farzad's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (57 total births) through the 2020s (35) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Farzad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Farzad 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.