Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Faruq

#16,436 most common boys' name of all time · #42,916 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1972–2018

Rank among boys
#16,436
Rank overall
#42,916 of 105,966
First appeared
1972
Years on the list
14 of 146
All-time
86
Since 2016
17
Peak year
2005 #8,553
Best rank
#5,642 1972
Girls Boys peak 8/yr
19802000

Faruq first appears in 1972. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2018 — 6 6 #11,064
2017 — 5 5 #12,656
2016 — 6 6 #11,059
2015 — 6 6 #10,972
2014 — 5 5 #12,517
2008 — 7 7 #10,163
2007 — 7 7 #10,075
2005 — 8 8 #8,553
2004 — 7 7 #9,249
2001 — 6 6 #9,615
2000 — 6 6 #9,499
1994 — 7 7 #7,304
1981 — 5 5 #6,840
1972 — 5 5 #5,642