How Many People Are Named Farhan?
An estimated 1,726 people in the United States have the first name Farhan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Farhan peaked in popularity in 2024 with 69 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Farhan 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 Farhan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,726
About 1 in 198,583 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2024
69 births
Total Registered
1,752
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Farhan
Farhan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,752 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Farhan as a male name
Ranked #2,136 in 2024
69 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (69 births)
Farhan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Farhan span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 552 babies were registered. While Farhan is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Farhan by Decade
How has Farhan 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.
Farhan by State
Birth registrations for Farhan span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Georgia, Illinois. On average, about 98 Farhans were registered per state.
Farhan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Farhan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Farhan
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Farhan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Farhan?
We estimate approximately 1,726 people named Farhan 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 198,583 Americans share this first name.
Is Farhan a common name?
Farhan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,752 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Farhan most popular?
Farhan reached peak popularity in 2024, when 69 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Farhan is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Farhan a male name?
Farhan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Farhan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Farhan Smith, Farhan Johnson, Farhan 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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