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Farah Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Farah?

Ranking 1,287th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Farah is uncommon.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Farah has seen higher popularity rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #804 in 1976.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2012 with 178 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Farah was less than 5, most recently in 1959.

Approximately during the years 1965-1969, 1971-1976, 1986-1989, and 1998-2002, the name Farah took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1989-1992 were years of successive downward movement.

Farah became more popular as a girls name in 1960.

Currently, the name is at or near its highest point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Farah be?

Farah's popularity has steadily increased for some time. however, the number of children named Farah lately has remained about the same.

The name Farah is still rare and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Farah (Girl)Farah (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 176 1,287 < 5 --
2017 143 1,533 8 9,077
2016 157 1,465 < 5 --
2015 172 1,372 5 12,641
2014 152 1,472 9 8,339
2013 166 1,390 < 5 --
2012 178 1,319 5 12,845
2011 164 1,394 < 5 --
2010 151 1,491 5 12,872
2009 129 1,711 6 11,441
2008 140 1,618 < 5 --
2007 118 1,808 8 9,161
2006 130 1,631 7 9,891
2005 111 1,772 5 11,995
2004 118 1,647 5 11,919
2003 129 1,512 5 11,441
2002 130 1,471 < 5 --
2001 92 1,889 < 5 --
2000 87 1,942 5 10,941
1999 105 1,602 5 10,438
1998 86 1,804 8 7,059
1997 84 1,789 < 5 --
1996 85 1,756 < 5 --
1995 77 1,844 < 5 --
1994 74 1,913 < 5 --
1993 101 1,543 < 5 --
1992 70 1,968 < 5 --
1991 89 1,673 < 5 --
1990 91 1,638 < 5 --
1989 114 1,351 7 6,440
1988 91 1,497 5 7,643
1987 92 1,426 < 5 --
1986 76 1,576 < 5 --
1985 77 1,566 < 5 --
1984 83 1,403 < 5 --
1983 60 1,774 < 5 --
1982 72 1,610 < 5 --
1981 79 1,520 < 5 --
1980 72 1,615 < 5 --
1979 62 1,753 < 5 --
1978 66 1,615 < 5 --
1977 174 850 < 5 --
1976 173 804 < 5 --
1975 78 1,367 < 5 --
1974 47 1,855 < 5 --
1973 35 2,238 < 5 --
1972 36 2,147 < 5 --
1971 20 3,293 < 5 --
1970 21 3,145 < 5 --
1969 30 2,366 < 5 --
1968 19 2,990 < 5 --
1967 10 4,394 < 5 --
1966 13 3,611 < 5 --
1965 7 5,445 < 5 --
1964 11 4,177 < 5 --
1963 13 3,682 < 5 --
1962 14 3,481 < 5 --
1961 12 3,843 < 5 --
1960 19 2,845 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.