Faria
Faria is a Portuguese and Italian surname.
Meaning & Origin of Faria
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Faria is a Portuguese and Italian surname.
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The Story of Faria
Faria first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1992, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 14 Farias were born — ranking #8,452 that year. As of 2026, Faria ranks #12,120 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 202 Farias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Faria
Faria is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 202 births in the dataset. Faria's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #8,452. Use the chart and map above to compare Faria'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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