Is Faron a boy or girl name?

Faron is a boy’s name. Of the 2,472 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.1% were girls and 97.9% were boys.

Faron

Recorded 1952–2025 · United States

Faron was most popular in 1956, when 145 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,413 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,472 people named Faron.

Faron over time

Births per year. The dot marks Faron’s peak in 1956. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Faron a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Faron is a boy’s name — 2.1% of the 2,472 Americans given it were girls and 97.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Faron

Where Faron is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Louisiana 10.6×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org