How Many People Are Named Faren?
An estimated 259 people in the United States have the first name Faren. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Faren peaked in popularity in 1986 with 85 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Faren 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 Faren paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
259
About 1 in 1,323,376 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1986
85 births
Total Registered
273
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Faren
Faren is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 273 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Faren as a female name
Ranked #15,107 in 2015
6 female births in 2015
Peak: 1986 (85 births)
Faren: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Faren span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 192 babies were registered. Faren has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Faren by Decade
How has Faren 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.
Faren by State
Birth registrations for Faren span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Louisiana, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Ohio, California, Michigan. On average, about 10 Farens were registered per state.
Faren + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Faren as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Faren: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Faren?
We estimate approximately 259 people named Faren 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 1,323,376 Americans share this first name.
Is Faren a common name?
Faren is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 273 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Faren most popular?
Faren reached peak popularity in 1986, when 85 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Faren is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Faren a female name?
Faren is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Faren Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Faren Smith, Faren Johnson, Faren 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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