Fares
Fares was the 2689th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 2460th with 51 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 133 places. More babies were named Fares in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Not yet researched how we research meanings
- Rank in 2025
- #2,689 boys, up 209 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 48boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201251 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,063babies recorded
Fares popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,689 | 48 |
| 2020 | #2,898 | 41 |
| 2010 | #3,036 | 38 |
| 2000 | #5,122 | 14 |
| 1990 | #7,466 | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Fares, counting every spelling?
Fares is the most common spelling of a name family that had 53 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 53 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fares | 48 | #2,689 | 222 |
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 Fares?
48 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Fares (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Fares 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 175 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Fares.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Fares?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Fares are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 21. That makes Fares mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Fares by state
How common Fares was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Fares: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Fares, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Fares
How popular is the name Fares?
Fares was the 2689th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 2460th with 51 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 133 places. More babies were named Fares in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Fares a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Fares in the US.
Where is Fares most popular?
In 2021–2025, Fares was most common in New York (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Virginia.