Is Farren a boy or girl name?

Farren is a unisex name. Of the 1,053 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 69.4% were girls and 30.6% were boys.

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Farren

Recorded 1952–2025 · United States

Farren was most popular in 1986, when 88 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,347 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,053 people named Farren.

Farren over time

Births per year. The dot marks Farren’s peak in 1986. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Farren a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Farren is a unisex name — 69.4% of the 1,053 Americans given it were girls and 30.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 71% girls and 29% 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.

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