girl's name

Faraday

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 41

Faraday is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2017 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2013, when 9 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2013.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Faraday over time

Births per decade in the United States, 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years.

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Births named Faraday by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2010s (to 2017) 30

How popular is Faraday?

In 2017, Faraday was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Faraday is used

England & Wales #4,242 4 in 2003
United States #12,484 8 in 2017

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Faraday

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Faraday also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Faraday over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Faraday

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Faraday — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Faraday

How popular is the name Faraday?

In 2017, Faraday was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Faraday a girl's or a boy's name?

Faraday is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Faraday?

Faraday has 3 syllables.

When was Faraday most popular?

Faraday peaked in 2013, when 9 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.