How Many People Are Named Folarin?
An estimated 65 people in the United States have the first name Folarin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 6 years old, and Folarin peaked in popularity in 2023 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Folarin 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 Folarin paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Folarin is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
65
About 1 in 5,273,144 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
6
years old
Peak Year
2023
13 births
Total Registered
65
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Folarin
Folarin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 65 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Folarin as a male name
Ranked #12,868 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (13 births)
Folarin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Folarin span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 34 babies were registered. Folarin remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Folarin by Decade
How has Folarin 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.
Folarin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Folarin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Folarin
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Folarin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Folarin?
We estimate approximately 65 people named Folarin 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 5,273,144 Americans share this first name.
Is Folarin a common name?
Folarin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 58.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 65 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Folarin most popular?
Folarin reached peak popularity in 2023, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Folarin is approximately 6 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Folarin a male name?
Folarin is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Folarin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Folarin Smith, Folarin Johnson, Folarin 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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