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.
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
| Rank in 2025 | #13,204 for girls (▼ 2087 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-25% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #11,830 in 2015, #13,448 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1977 (59 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,729 in 1976 |
| First recorded | 1914 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% 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.
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
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 12 | #3,617 |
| 1920s | 42 | #2,778 |
| 1930s | 12 | #3,846 |
| 1940s | 13 | #3,891 |
| 1950s | 112 | #2,534 |
| 1960s | 180 | #2,060 |
| 1970s | 269 | #1,729 |
| 1980s | 149 | #3,171 |
| 1990s | 73 | #6,001 |
| 2000s | 75 | #8,527 |
| 2010s | 117 | #6,562 |
| 2020s | 39 | #11,117 |
Girl names about as popular as Fara
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.