Boys' name · since 2002
Pharell
Pharell has 193 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,195 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,846 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 193
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Pharell is the #12846 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 193 recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Pharell recorded 193 times among boys since 2002, holding rank #12846 nationally today, ahead of 8% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #13,195 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,846 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 193 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pharell ranks #13,195 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,846 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 193 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,195 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,846 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 193
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Pharell's 193 recorded births place it above 70.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Pharell compares
193 37th 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
Pharell's all-time total is 48% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pharell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 193 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Pharell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pharell's full recorded timeline at 2010, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pharell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Pharell by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (131 births, 68% of the file).
2000s was Pharell's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Pharell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
131 births
- 2010s
2010s
57 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 131 births (68% of all-time use).
Pharell by state
Where Pharell concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 5.7% |
11 of 193 births nationwide.
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What to do with Pharell's data
- Pharell's decade-level peak was the 2000s (131 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Pharells (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Pharell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Pharell 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.