Faraaz
Faraaz is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain (1996–2016), Bangladeshi crime victim Faraaz Khan, Indian film actor
Meaning & Origin of Faraaz
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Faraaz is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain (1996–2016), Bangladeshi crime victim Faraaz Khan, Indian film actor
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The Story of Faraaz
Faraaz first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1984, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1999: 9 births, good for #6,529 nationwide. About 52% of every Faraaz on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Faraaz last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 71 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Faraaz
Phonetically similar names — useful when Faraaz is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Faros
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- Forys
- Faraj
- Fairies
- Farms
- Faries
- Ferries
- Pharaohs
- Fars
- Pharos
- Faeries
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About the name Faraaz
Faraaz is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 71 births in the dataset. Faraaz's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #6,529. Use the chart and map above to compare Faraaz's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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