How Many People Are Named Faruq?
An estimated 84 people in the United States have the first name Faruq. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Faruq peaked in popularity in 2005 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Faruq 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 Faruq paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Faruq is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
84
About 1 in 4,080,409 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2005
8 births
Total Registered
86
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Faruq
Faruq is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 86 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Faruq as a male name
Ranked #11,210 in 2018
6 male births in 2018
Peak: 2005 (8 births)
Faruq: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Faruq span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 41 babies were registered. While Faruq is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Faruq by Decade
How has Faruq 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.
Faruq + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Faruq as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Faruq
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Faruq: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Faruq?
We estimate approximately 84 people named Faruq 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 4,080,409 Americans share this first name.
Is Faruq a common name?
Faruq is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 86 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Faruq most popular?
Faruq reached peak popularity in 2005, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Faruq is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Faruq a male name?
Faruq is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Faruq Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Faruq Smith, Faruq Johnson, Faruq 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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