Faruk
Farooq is a common Arabic given and family name. Al-Fārūq literally means "the one who distinguishes between right and wrong."
- Turkish
- Bosnian
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Faruk
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
- Bosnian
- Arabic
The Story of Faruk
Faruk first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1990, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 8 Faruks were born — ranking #8,889 that year. As of 2026, Faruk ranks #10,791 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 55 Faruks have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Faruk
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About the name Faruk
Faruk is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 55 births in the dataset. Faruk's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #8,889. Use the chart and map above to compare Faruk'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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