How Many People Are Named Farooq?
An estimated 104 people in the United States have the first name Farooq. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Farooq peaked in popularity in 2021 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Farooq 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 Farooq paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
104
About 1 in 3,295,715 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2021
8 births
Total Registered
106
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Farooq
Farooq is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 106 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Farooq as a male name
Ranked #12,816 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 2021 (8 births)
Farooq: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Farooq span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 29 babies were registered. Farooq remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Farooq by Decade
How has Farooq 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.
Farooq + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Farooq as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Farooq
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Farooq: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Farooq?
We estimate approximately 104 people named Farooq 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 3,295,715 Americans share this first name.
Is Farooq a common name?
Farooq is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 106 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Farooq most popular?
Farooq reached peak popularity in 2021, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Farooq is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Farooq a male name?
Farooq is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Farooq Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Farooq Smith, Farooq Johnson, Farooq 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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