US rank #13861 Girls' name Peak 1997 204 births

Farzana — #13861 US girls' name

204 babies named Farzana in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s381990s752000s652010s142020s6
#13861
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 22% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Farzana was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

13 babies were named Farzana in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Farzana

The Social Security Administration has registered 204 babies named Farzana between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Farzana currently holds the #13861 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Farzana performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Farzana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 54 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Farzana in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Farzana 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 204 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.

Farzana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

204

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

1997

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#13,861

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Farzana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
13
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
468101214 20242008200419991995198919851978 6

Farzana by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
75 births that decade — 37% of Farzana's all-time total
1970s61980s381990s752000s652010s142020s6

Farzana by state

Where Farzana concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Farzana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
54 26.5%
New York share of Farzana's total US births 26.5%

54 of 204 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Farzana?
204 babies have been named Farzana since 1978. It currently ranks #13861 among girls. The peak year was 1997 with 13 births.
When was Farzana most popular?
Farzana was most popular in the 1990s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Farzana most popular?
The top states for the name Farzana are New York (54 births).
How long has the name Farzana been used?
Farzana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Farzana?
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.

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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, 1978–2024 (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.