How Many People Are Named Faruq?
people named Faruq are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 4,068,867 people in the US has this name
Based on 86 babies named Faruq in Social Security records from 1972 to 2018, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
8 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "person who can tell right from wrong" in Arabic. This was the name of the last king of Egypt (1920-1965).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Faruq in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Faruq alive today is about 21 years old, and 81% are under 30.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Faruq first appears in the records in 1972 and was given most often in 2005, to 8 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2018.
Babies given the name each year, 1972 to 2018
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