Farrakhan
Farrakhan is the surname of the following people:Khadijah Farrakhan, African-American Muslim, wife of Louis Louis Farrakhan, American religious leader, activist, and social commentator Malik Farrakhan, American actor, political activist, and retired football player Mustapha Farrakhan, Jr., American basketball player
Meaning & Origin of Farrakhan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Farrakhan is the surname of the following people:Khadijah Farrakhan, African-American Muslim, wife of Louis Louis Farrakhan, American religious leader, activist, and social commentator Malik Farrakhan, American actor, political activist, and retired football player Mustapha Farrakhan, Jr., American basketball player
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The Story of Farrakhan
The earliest SSA record of Farrakhan as a baby boy name dates back to 1984, when 6 babies received it. 1984 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Farrakhan — #5,560 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 55% of all recorded Farrakhans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1996 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 11 Farrakhans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Farrakhan
Farrakhan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 11 births in the dataset. Farrakhan's peak popularity came in 1984 when it ranked #5,560. Use the chart and map above to compare Farrakhan'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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