How Many People Are Named Farrah?
An estimated 11,547 people in the United States have the first name Farrah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Farrah peaked in popularity in 1977 with 1,515 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Farrah 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 Farrah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
11,547
About 1 in 29,683 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1977
1,515 births
Total Registered
11,991
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Farrah
Farrah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 11,991 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Farrah as a male name
Ranked #5,116 in 1980
7 male births in 1980
Peak: 1980 (7 births)
Farrah as a female name
Ranked #1,150 in 2024
209 female births in 2024
Peak: 1977 (1,515 births)
Farrah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Farrah span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,797 babies were registered. Farrah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Farrah by Decade
How has Farrah 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.
Farrah by State
Birth registrations for Farrah span all 46 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Alaska, South Dakota, Idaho. On average, about 204 Farrahs were registered per state.
Farrah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Farrah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Farrah
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Farrah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Farrah?
We estimate approximately 11,547 people named Farrah 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 29,683 Americans share this first name.
Is Farrah a common name?
Farrah is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,991 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Farrah most popular?
Farrah reached peak popularity in 1977, when 1,515 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Farrah is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Farrah a female name?
Farrah is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Farrah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Farrah Smith, Farrah Johnson, Farrah 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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