unisex name

Farren

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 1,328

Farren is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 64% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1986, when 88 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1952.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Farren over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Farren by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1950s 49
1960s 96
1970s 23
1980s 290
1990s 155
2000s 122
2010s 198
2020s (to 2025) 120

How popular is Farren?

In 2025, Farren was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Farren is used

Canada #2,689 7 in 2020
England & Wales #3,860 9 in 2024
United States #9,842 16 in 2025

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 Farren

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

Parents who like Farren also like

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

Sibling names for Farren

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

Common questions about Farren

How popular is the name Farren?

In 2025, Farren was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

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

Farren is used for both girls and boys. About 64% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Farren?

Farren has 2 syllables.

When was Farren most popular?

Farren peaked in 1986, when 88 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Farren a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Farren currently ranks #9,842 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.