Fara
Fara was the 13757th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 1735th; the most babies were born in 1977 (59). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,552 places. More babies were named Fara in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,757 girls, up 249 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197759 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,093babies recorded
Fara popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,757 | 6 |
| 2020 | #14,006 | 6 |
| 2010 | #8,883 | 13 |
| 2000 | #8,761 | 11 |
| 1990 | #7,009 | 12 |
| 1980 | #7,626 | 8 |
| 1970 | #3,144 | 21 |
| 1960 | #2,071 | 31 |
| 1950 | #2,582 | 16 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #4,220 | 6 |
| 1920 | #4,128 | 7 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Fara, counting every spelling?
Fara is a spelling of Farrah, a name family that ranked #792 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #13,757 for Fara on its own. Together these spellings went to 344 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farrah | 168 | #1,328 | 943 |
| Farah | 164 | #1,350 | 820 |
| Pharah | 6 | #14,508 | 39 |
| Fara | 6 | #13,757 | 33 |
| Pharrah | — | — | 32 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Fara?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Fara (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Fara born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Fara.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Fara?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Fara are alive today, with a median age of 49; half are between 28 and 58. That makes Fara mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Fara: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Fara, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Fara
How popular is the name Fara?
Fara was the 13757th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 1735th; the most babies were born in 1977 (59). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,552 places. More babies were named Fara in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Fara a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Fara in the US.