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How popular is the name Farhan?

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

Farhan (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 1153rd in 2025 and given to 25 babies. The name peaked in 2008, when 117 babies were given the name, the 333rd most popular that year. It has declined since 2008; the 2025 figure is roughly 21% of its peak.

The Farhan you are most likely to meet is around 17 years old. Half of all Farhans born in England and Wales are between 13 and 24, and there are at least 1,900 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 Farhan - on average, only one in every 160 such rooms contains a Farhan.

How many babies are named Farhan each year?

050100200020201996: 371997: 331998: 261999: 352000: 432001: 522002: 612003: 542004: 692005: 692006: 792007: 992008: 1172009: 1132010: 1032011: 972012: 672013: 802014: 552015: 612016: 512017: 492018: 282019: 472020: 302021: 262022: 272023: 392024: 452025: 25actual

Where does Farhan rank among boys' names?

1101001,0002,000200020201996: ranked 4891997: ranked 5381998: ranked 6571999: ranked 5442000: ranked 4682001: ranked 4162002: ranked 3892003: ranked 4532004: ranked 4022005: ranked 4212006: ranked 4212007: ranked 3682008: ranked 3332009: ranked 3492010: ranked 3862011: ranked 4112012: ranked 5422013: ranked 4792014: ranked 6242015: ranked 6012016: ranked 6812017: ranked 7092018: ranked 1,0132019: ranked 7072020: ranked 9442021: ranked 1,0782022: ranked 1,0582023: ranked 8272024: ranked 7572025: ranked 1,153

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 Farhan per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 117 in 2008
Farhan: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Farhan most popular?

Farhan peaked in 2008, when 117 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Farhan?

At least 1,900 people named Farhan born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Farhan?

Most living Farhans are between 13 and 24; the most common age is about 17.

Is Farhan becoming more or less popular?

Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.






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