Farooq
Farooq is a common Arabic given and family name. Al-Fārūq literally means "the one who distinguishes between right and wrong."
Meaning & Origin of Farooq
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Farooq is a common Arabic given and family name. Al-Fārūq literally means "the one who distinguishes between right and wrong."
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The Story of Farooq
Farooq first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1978, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 8 Farooqs were born — ranking #8,823 that year. As of 2026, Farooq ranks #12,230 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 106 Farooqs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Farooq
Farooq is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 106 births in the dataset. Farooq's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #8,823. Use the chart and map above to compare Farooq'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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