How Many People Are Named Farah?
An estimated 6,011 people in the United States have the first name Farah. It is predominantly female (98.4%). The average bearer is 24 years old, and Farah peaked in popularity in 2012 with 183 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Farah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Farah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Farah is overwhelmingly female, 98 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
6,011
About 1 in 57,021 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.4% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2012
183 births
Total Registered
6,212
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Farah
Farah is predominantly female (98.4%), though 98 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Farah as a male name
Ranked #9,107 in 2017
8 male births in 2017
Peak: 2014 (9 births)
Farah as a female name
Ranked #1,363 in 2024
167 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (178 births)
Farah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Farah span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,612 babies were registered. While Farah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Farah by Decade
How has Farah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Farah by State
Birth registrations for Farah span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Missouri, Minnesota, Louisiana. On average, about 146 Farahs were registered per state.
Farah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Farah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Farah
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Farah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Farah?
We estimate approximately 6,011 people named Farah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 57,021 Americans share this first name.
Is Farah a common name?
Farah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,212 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Farah most popular?
Farah reached peak popularity in 2012, when 183 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Farah is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Farah a female name?
Farah is predominantly female. 98.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Farah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Farah Smith, Farah Johnson, Farah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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