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How popular is the name Farhad?

Births per year, rank history and how many Farhads are alive today.

Farhad (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 3689th in 2024 and given to 5 babies. The name peaked in 2000, when 11 babies were given the name, the 1241st most popular that year. It has declined since 2000; the 2024 figure is roughly 45% of its peak.

The Farhad you are most likely to meet is around 31 years old. Half of all Farhads born in England and Wales are between 15 and 31, and there are at least 210 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Farhad - on average, only one in every 1,443 such rooms contains a Farhad.

How many babies are named Farhad each year?

0510200020201996: 91997: 71998: 81999: 62000: 112001: 52002: 62003: 82004: 32005: 82006: 92007: 82008: 62009: 52010: 32011: 62012: 42014: 62015: 72018: 42019: 52020: 32024: 5actual

Where does Farhad rank among boys' names?

1101001,0005,000200020201996: ranked 1,3371997: ranked 1,5781998: ranked 1,4851999: ranked 1,8502000: ranked 1,2412001: ranked 2,2202002: ranked 2,0052003: ranked 1,7712004: ranked 3,6512005: ranked 1,9912006: ranked 1,8922007: ranked 2,2112008: ranked 2,7752009: ranked 3,2272010: ranked 4,6782011: ranked 2,8922012: ranked 3,9872014: ranked 2,9642015: ranked 2,7072018: ranked 3,9592019: ranked 3,4112020: ranked 4,6082024: ranked 3,689

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Farhad per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2024, peaking at about 11 in 2000
Farhad: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2024. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Farhad most popular?

Farhad peaked in 2000, when 11 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Farhad?

At least 210 people named Farhad born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Farhad?

Most living Farhads are between 15 and 31; the most common age is about 31.

Is Farhad becoming more or less popular?

Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 2000 peak.






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