How Many People Are Named Farhana?
An estimated 262 people in the United States have the first name Farhana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Farhana peaked in popularity in 1987 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Farhana 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 Farhana paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
262
About 1 in 1,308,223 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1987
12 births
Total Registered
270
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Farhana
Farhana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 270 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Farhana as a female name
Ranked #8,700 in 2022
12 female births in 2022
Peak: 1987 (12 births)
Farhana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Farhana span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 84 babies were registered. Farhana has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Farhana by Decade
How has Farhana 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.
Farhana by State
Farhana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Farhana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Farhana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Farhana?
We estimate approximately 262 people named Farhana 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 1,308,223 Americans share this first name.
Is Farhana a common name?
Farhana is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 270 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Farhana most popular?
Farhana reached peak popularity in 1987, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Farhana is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Farhana a female name?
Farhana is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Farhana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Farhana Smith, Farhana Johnson, Farhana 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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