Masculine dossier · first seen 1884

Farley

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1952

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1884Peak 19522024

Peak year

1952

Decline from peak

74.4%

2024

All-time

1,080

Farley 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 1952, when 39 boys were named Farley.

In 2024, only 10 boys were given the name.

Down 74.4% from its peak.

All told, about 1,080 Americans have been named Farley and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1884.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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