Faraz

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Faraz: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Faraz: Recorded since 1996, its highest recorded position is #958, and it stood at #2,671 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
26times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#958highest recorded position
4groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1591
1997	#1174
1998	#958
1999	#1664
2000	#1889
2001	#1379
2002	#1077
2003	#1326
2004	#3009
2005	#1534
2006	#1744
2007	#1885
2008	#2097
2009	#3227
2010	#2400
2011	#3300
2012	#2721
2013	#2954
2014	#2964
2017	#3996
2018	#2259
2019	#2266
2021	#3990
2022	#3048
2023	#3112
2024	#2671

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 26 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1591 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #958 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Faraz by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Faraz in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	40	4 of 10	10
2000sbusiest	93	10 of 10	9
2010s	54	8 of 10	7
2020s	24	4 of 10	6

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 9 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Faraz appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #958 in England and Wales in 1998.

Faraz's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#2671	8	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#3112	6	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#3048	6	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3990	4	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2266	9	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#2259	9	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#3996	4	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2964	6	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2954	6	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#2721	7	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#3300	5	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2400	8	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#3227	5	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2097	9	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#1885	10	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1744	10	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1534	12	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#3009	4	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1326	12	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1077	15	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1379	10	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#1889	6	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#1664	7	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#958	15	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#1174	11	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1591	7	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 26 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #958, first reached in 1998.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 15 births, registered in England and Wales in 1998.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
19 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
3separate stretches the record falls into3 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#2,671position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
15births registered in its largest year, 1998Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Jaeden · #958, 23y
Duke · #959, 26y
Aneira · #962, 24y
Faiz · #954, 29y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Jaeden · #958, 23y
Duke · #959, 26y
Aneira · #962, 24y
Faiz · #954, 29y

Faraz was ranked #958 in England and Wales · Boys in 1998. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Faraz and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Faraz without appearing here.

Faraz moved ahead of

Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3112 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2671 and #5119.
Shannon Compare
In 2005 they stood at #3009 and #2304 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2006 that had become #1744 and #4052.
Garry Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3048 and #3048 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #3112 and #4991.
Glenn Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3990 and #2730 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #3112 and #4991.

Moved ahead of Faraz

Gunnar Compare
In 2020 they stood at #2266 and #2728 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2021 that had become #3990 and #1860.
Ronny Compare
In 2003 they stood at #1326 and #1962 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #3009 and #906.
Gustav Compare
In 2020 they stood at #2266 and #3937 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2021 that had become #3990 and #2125.
Isak Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3048 and #3449 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #3112 and #1461.

Moved the opposite way to Faraz

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Faraz went from #1591 to #2671 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Faraz went from #1591 to #2671 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Faraz went from #1591 to #2671 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Faraz went from #1591 to #2671 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Faraz

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Faraz went from #1591 to #2671 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Faraz went from #1591 to #2671 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Faraz went from #1591 to #2671 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Faraz went from #1591 to #2671 and Alex from #43 to #171.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #958 in England and Wales in 1998. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

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Faraz at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Faraz by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Faraz appears in

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Faraz at a glance

Faraz by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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What the record shows

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Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Names published alongside Faraz

Faraz and the names beside it

Faraz moved ahead of

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