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Faraz

100% boys · 5 born in 2025

Faraz has been given to about 660 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1998, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 620
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Faraz per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1998 · 25
  • Born in 20255
  • All time660
  • England & Wales, 20257

How popular is Faraz?

Its best year was 1998, when 25 babies were given the name, ranking 3130th. The typical living American called Faraz is about 26 years old today.

Names that sound like Faraz

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Farrell0.49
  2. Fabian0.47
  3. Chaz0.47

Middle names for Faraz

Ranked by flow score
  1. Faraz John0.77
  2. Faraz Lee0.77
  3. Faraz Dean0.76
  4. Faraz Bryce0.76
  5. Faraz Ross0.76
  6. Faraz Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Faraz

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alvarobrother · 0.80
  2. Nathanaelbrother · 0.78
  3. Paulinasister · 0.78
  4. Ahmadbrother · 0.78
  5. Aracelisister · 0.78
  6. Emeraldsister · 0.77

Where Faraz is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Faraz Anderson0.74
    2. Faraz White0.72
    3. Faraz Reyes0.72
    4. Faraz Nguyen0.72
    5. Faraz Moore0.72
    6. Faraz Lee0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Faraz

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.