Feminine dossier · first seen 1960
Farah
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2012
Peak births
178
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Farah
How many people are named Farah?
An estimated 6,094 living Americans are named Farah.
How rare is Farah?
Farah is uncommon among babies today, with 164 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 7.9% from its 2012 peak.
How old is the typical Farah?
The median age of a living American named Farah is approximately 21 years, with most bearers falling between 10 and 37 years old.
Is Farah still popular?
Yes. Farah is holding steady, with 164 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Farah most common?
Farah has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 3.3× more often than the national baseline.
1960Peak 20122025
Peak year
2012
Decline from peak
7.9%
2025
164
All-time
6,278
Where it lives now
Farah is most concentrated in New York — about 2.6× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Farah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.