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Fares

/ˈfɛɹz/ · 100% boys · 48 born in 2025

Fares has been given to about 1,063 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2012, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈfɛɹz/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,036
Median age today13 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Fares per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2012 · 51
  • Born in 202548
  • All time1,063
  • England & Wales, 202514

How popular is Fares?

Its best year was 2012, when 51 babies were given the name, ranking 2460th. The typical living American called Fares is about 13 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Fares

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ares0.85
  2. James0.70
  3. Charles0.68
  4. Hayes0.70
  5. Farrell0.70
  6. Aries0.65
  7. Andres0.62
  8. Marques0.63

Middle names for Fares

Ranked by flow score
  1. Fares Paul0.77
  2. Fares John0.77
  3. Fares Blake0.76
  4. Fares Wade0.76
  5. Fares Ross0.76
  6. Fares Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Fares

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.91
  2. Kyrenbrother · 0.90
  3. Keziahsister · 0.90
  4. Jahmirbrother · 0.90
  5. Soleilsister · 0.89
  6. Neriahsister · 0.89

Where Fares is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Jersey0.01%
  2. Michigan0.01%
  3. New York0.00%
  4. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Fares Anderson0.77
  2. Fares White0.72
  3. Fares Nguyen0.72
  4. Fares Moore0.72
  5. Fares Hill0.72
  6. Fares Hall0.72

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 Fares

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Fares across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.