Farooq
Boy name
Farooq meaning
Comely, One who distinguishes truth from falsehood and right from wrong. Title of the Caliph Umar.
Farooq at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- فاروقAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #12,230 in 2023
- Meaning themes
Farooq popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1980 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1985 | #5,147 | 7 |
| 2020 | #12,015 | 5 |
| 2023 | #12,230 | 5 |
All 18 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1980 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1982 | #6,387 | 5 |
| 1985 | #5,147 | 7 |
| 1988 | #7,268 | 5 |
| 1997 | #9,265 | 5 |
| 2002 | #8,454 | 7 |
| 2005 | #11,471 | 5 |
| 2007 | #9,788 | 7 |
| 2011 | #12,285 | 5 |
| 2014 | #10,716 | 6 |
| 2016 | #10,743 | 6 |
| 2017 | #9,692 | 7 |
| 2018 | #12,153 | 5 |
| 2020 | #12,015 | 5 |
| 2021 | #8,823 | 8 |
| 2022 | #8,981 | 8 |
| 2023 | #12,230 | 5 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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