Recorded 1984–2023 Boys' name Peak 2011 128 births

Furqan — boys' name

128 babies named Furqan in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s72000s422010s472020s22
2010s
Peak decade

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

2011
Single peak year

12 babies were named Furqan in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Furqan

The Social Security Administration has registered 128 babies named Furqan between 1984 and 2023, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Furqan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Furqan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Furqan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Furqan 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 128 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.

Furqan at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

128

Since 1984

40 years of records

Peak year

2011

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1984

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2023

Furqan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1984

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2011)
12
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
468101214 2023201720122009200520011984 5

Furqan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
47 births that decade — 37% of Furqan's all-time total
1980s101990s72000s422010s472020s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Furqan?
128 babies have been named Furqan since 1984. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2011 with 12 births.
When was Furqan most popular?
Furqan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Furqan been used?
Furqan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 40 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Furqan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Furman, Furious, Furkan, Furnell, and 2 more. 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, 1984–2023 (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.