Fara Girl

How popular is Fara?

#13,204 girl name in 2025

6 baby girls were named Fara in the US in 2025, making it the 13204th most popular girl name.

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965living people named Fara (est.)
49median age of people named Fara
1,093babies named Fara since 1880
1 in 552,557US babies born in 2025

Fara popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#13,204 for girls (▼ 2087 from 2024)
Babies in 20256 girls
10-year trendFalling (-25% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#11,830 in 2015, #13,448 in 2020
Peak year1977 (59 girls)
Highest rank#1,729 in 1976
First recorded1914
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Fara counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Farrah family of names ranked #746 for girls in 2025 (#691 the year before), with 344 babies in all.

SpellingGirls in 2025Share
Farrah 168 49%
Farah 164 48%
Pharah 6 2%
Fara 6 2%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Fara by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1910s12#3,617
1920s42#2,778
1930s12#3,846
1940s13#3,891
1950s112#2,534
1960s180#2,060
1970s269#1,729
1980s149#3,171
1990s73#6,001
2000s75#8,527
2010s117#6,562
2020s39#11,117

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Questions

Is Fara a boy or girl name?
Fara is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Fara were girls.
How popular is the name Fara?
6 baby girls were named Fara in the US in 2025, making it the 13204th most popular girl name.
When was Fara most popular?
Fara peaked in 1977, when 59 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,729 in 1976.
How many people are named Fara?
1,093 babies have been named Fara in the US since 1880. We estimate about 965 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 49.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.