Is Faron a boy or girl name?
Faron is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 10 boys were named Faron, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.1% of the 2,463 US babies named Faron were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,907
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Faron since 1952
- 2,463
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 145 babies
Boys and girls named Faron, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 669 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 717 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 406 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 227 | 40 | 15% |
| 1990s | 131 | 12 | 8.4% |
| 2000s | 106 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 101 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 54 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #7,907 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,889 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,415 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,436 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,695 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #9,143 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,280 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,987 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,359 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,446 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #9,042 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,997 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,375 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #11,285 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,231 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,893 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,576 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #10,114 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,880 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,517 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,148 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,984 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,696 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,777 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,123 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,773 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,591 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,779 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,304 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,129 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,796 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 11 | #5,122 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,363 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,877 | 5 | #13,857 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,249 | 7 | #10,566 |
| 1989 | 19 | #3,131 | 6 | #11,272 |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,541 | 8 | #8,648 |
| 1987 | 18 | #2,875 | 14 | #5,385 |
| 1986 | 24 | #2,316 | 12 | #5,876 |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,379 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 21 | #2,388 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,607 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 28 | #1,947 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,285 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 32 | #1,777 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 40 | #1,494 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 33 | #1,667 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 37 | #1,522 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 31 | #1,685 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 33 | #1,568 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 35 | #1,482 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 51 | #1,154 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 48 | #1,182 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 40 | #1,337 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 58 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 56 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 46 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 72 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 73 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 67 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 67 | #932 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 72 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 80 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 107 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 77 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 76 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 75 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 107 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 145 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 118 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 82 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 54 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 12 | #2,291 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Faron reached #631 in 1956. As a girl name, it reached #5,385 in 1987. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.