Feminine dossier · first seen 1960

Farah

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Farah
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2012

Peak rank proxy

178

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1960Peak 20122024

Peak year

2012

Decline from peak

6.2%

2024

167

All-time

6,114

Farah has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2012, when 178 girls were named Farah.

In 2024, only 167 girls were given the name.

Down 6.2% from its peak.

All told, about 6,114 Americans have been named Farah and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1960.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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