US rank #4615 Boys' name Peak 2014 478 births

Firas — #4615 US boys' name

478 babies named Firas in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s551990s1062000s942010s1562020s54
#4615
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 68% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Firas was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

22 babies were named Firas in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Firas

The Social Security Administration has registered 478 babies named Firas between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Firas currently holds the #4615 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Firas performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 156 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Firas shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Firas in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Firas 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 478 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.

Firas at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

478

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2014

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,615

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Firas popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
22
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
0510152025 20242017201120041998199219841978 5

Firas by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
156 births that decade — 33% of Firas's all-time total
1970s131980s551990s1062000s942010s1562020s54

Firas by state

Where Firas concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Firas
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.3%
#2 Michigan
5 1.0%
California share of Firas's total US births 1.3%
Even split

6 of 478 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Firas?
478 babies have been named Firas since 1978. It currently ranks #4615 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 22 births.
When was Firas most popular?
Firas was most popular in the 2010s decade with 156 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Firas most popular?
The top states for the name Firas are California (6 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Firas been used?
Firas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Firas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Firman, Firmin, Firdavs. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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.