Fardin
Mohammad-Ali Fardin was a prominent Iranian actor, film director and freestyle wrestler and was the runner-up in world wrestling. He started his film career in the late 1950s and was a big star of Iranian cinema for two decades from the 1960s onwards. He was also active in wrestling and won a silver medal in the 1954 World Championship.
Meaning & Origin of Fardin
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Mohammad-Ali Fardin was a prominent Iranian actor, film director and freestyle wrestler and was the runner-up in world wrestling. He started his film career in the late 1950s and was a big star of Iranian cinema for two decades from the 1960s onwards. He was also active in wrestling and won a silver medal in the 1954 World Championship.
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The Story of Fardin
Fardin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2001, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 7 Fardins were born — ranking #8,338 that year. As of 2026, Fardin ranks #10,812 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 52 Fardins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Fardin
Fardin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 52 births in the dataset. Fardin's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #8,338. Use the chart and map above to compare Fardin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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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