How Many People Are Named Faraj?
An estimated 40 people in the United States have the first name Faraj. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Faraj peaked in popularity in 1992 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Faraj 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 Faraj paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Faraj is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
40
About 1 in 8,568,858 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
1992
6 births
Total Registered
40
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Faraj
Faraj is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 40 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Faraj as a male name
Ranked #12,855 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1992 (6 births)
Faraj: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Faraj span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 23 babies were registered. Faraj has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Faraj by Decade
How has Faraj 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.
Faraj + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Faraj as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Faraj
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Faraj: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Faraj?
We estimate approximately 40 people named Faraj 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 8,568,858 Americans share this first name.
Is Faraj a common name?
Faraj is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 51% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 40 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Faraj most popular?
Faraj reached peak popularity in 1992, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Faraj is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Faraj a male name?
Faraj is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Faraj Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Faraj Smith, Faraj Johnson, Faraj 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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