girls:
711 births since 1983
#5005 (12th percentile)
boys:
306 births since 1952
#4280 (7th percentile)
overall:
1k births since 1952
#6722 (13th percentile)
The name Farren is the #6,722 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,017 recorded births since 1952. This represents the 13.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 13.1% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,005 (12.4% percentile) for all time with 711 births since 1983. For boys, it ranks #4,280 (6.6% percentile) for all time with 306 births since 1952.
Farren first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1952 (1952 for boys and 1983 for girls). Birth data for Farren is available in 61 out of the 72 years between 1952 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Farren has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (69.9% of all recorded births). In 2023, 73.7% of babies named Farren were girls. Interestingly, until around 1985, the name was more popular for boys (94.9% boys from 1952 to 1984), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (85.5% girls from 1985 to 2023).
For girls, Farren reached its peak popularity in 1986, achieving the 8.9% percentile (ranked #742) with 42 births per million. The name was most common in 1986, with 42 births per million (ranked 8.9% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2021, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Farren ranks #938 for girls (1.0% percentile) with 8 births per million, which is 19.2% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Farren reached its peak popularity in 1966, achieving the 1.7% percentile (ranked #627) with 9 births per million. The name was most common in 1966, with 9 births per million (ranked 1.7% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2021, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Farren ranks #911 for boys (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 31.0% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Farren".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Farren. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 51.2% confident that Farren is pronounced as FEH-ruhn, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is FA-ruhn, at 48.8% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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