Boys' name · since 1978
Firas
Firas has 491 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,976 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,558 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 491
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
491 babies have been named Firas since 1978, making it today's #6558 boys' name.
Firas has 491 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6558 as of the latest data, more common than 53% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #7,976 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,558 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 491 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Firas ranks #7,976 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,558 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 491 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,976 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,558 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 491
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Firas's 491 recorded births place it above 82.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Firas compares
491 Top 44% higher than 56% of 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
Firas's all-time total is 33% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Firas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 491 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Firas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Firas splits its recorded history at 2002: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Firas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Firas by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (156 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Firas's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Firas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 55
1980s
55 births
- 1990s
1990s
106 births
- 2000s
2000s
94 births
- 2010s
2010s
156 births
- 2020s
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 156 births (32% of all-time use).
Firas by state
Where Firas concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.0% |
6 of 491 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Firas's data
- Firas's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (156 total births) through the 2020s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Firass (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Firas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Firas 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.