Feminine dossier · first seen 1968

Farrah

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1977
Peak era
1977
Peak births
1,515
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen X

Quick answers about Farrah

How many people are named Farrah?

An estimated 11,767 living Americans are named Farrah.

How rare is Farrah?

Farrah is uncommon among babies today, with 168 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 88.9% from its 1977 peak.

How old is the typical Farrah?

The median age of a living American named Farrah is approximately 22 years, with most bearers falling between 13 and 46 years old.

Is Farrah still popular?

Not especially. Farrah has been declining since its 1977 peak and registered 168 births in 2025.

Where is Farrah most common?

Farrah has its strongest geographic signal in South Carolina, where it appears 2.3× more often than the national baseline.

1968Peak 19772025
peak 1977 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
1977
Decline from peak
88.9%
2025
168
All-time
12,156

Farrah spread fast — broke out in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Tennessee (1976) and ran high in 19 states within a decade.

Broke out: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Tennessee, 1976 · over-represented in 19 states over 1 year

Alabama: broke out 1977 AL Alaska: broke out 1977 AK Arizona: broke out 1976 AZ Arkansas: broke out 1976 AR California: never over-represented CA Colorado: broke out 1976 CO Connecticut: never over-represented CT Delaware: never over-represented DE District of Columbia: never over-represented DC Florida: never over-represented FL Georgia: broke out 1976 GA Hawaii: broke out 1976 HI Idaho: never over-represented ID Illinois: never over-represented IL Indiana: never over-represented IN Iowa: never over-represented IA Kansas: never over-represented KS Kentucky: broke out 1976 KY Louisiana: broke out 1977 LA Maine: never over-represented ME Maryland: never over-represented MD Massachusetts: never over-represented MA Michigan: never over-represented MI Minnesota: never over-represented MN Mississippi: broke out 1976 MS Missouri: never over-represented MO Montana: broke out 1976 MT Nebraska: never over-represented NE Nevada: never over-represented NV New Hampshire: never over-represented NH New Jersey: never over-represented NJ New Mexico: broke out 1977 NM New York: never over-represented NY North Carolina: never over-represented NC North Dakota: broke out 1976 ND Ohio: never over-represented OH Oklahoma: broke out 1976 OK Oregon: never over-represented OR Pennsylvania: never over-represented PA Rhode Island: never over-represented RI South Carolina: broke out 1976 SC South Dakota: broke out 1977 SD Tennessee: broke out 1976 TN Texas: never over-represented TX Utah: never over-represented UT Vermont: never over-represented VT Virginia: broke out 1977 VA Washington: never over-represented WA West Virginia: broke out 1977 WV Wisconsin: never over-represented WI Wyoming: never over-represented WY