Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2012

Fares

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #2,689 Trend ↑ Rising 14%

Fares or Farès is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin, often a variant of Faris.

Rank 2025
#2,689
among boys · ↑153 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
48
named Fares · +7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 35,585
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2012
51 babies
All-time total
1,063
#4,936 all-time among boys
First recorded
1976
in Social Security records

Fares popularity over time

1,063 babies have been named Fares since 1976, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
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1960s – – – –
1970s 11 1 – #5,295
1980s 22 2 +100% #5,736
1990s 104 10 +373% #4,211
2000s 242 24 +133% #3,013
2010s 421 42 +74% #2,460
2020s (to 2025) 263 44 +4% #2,689

Where Fares is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 49 0.03 outside top 500
2027 50 0.03 outside top 500
2028 51 0.03 outside top 500
2029 52 0.03 outside top 500
2030 53 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Fares

Fares is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,689 in 2025 with 48 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1976, 1,063 American babies have been named Fares. Its peak came in 2012, when 51 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Fares stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Fares?

The median living Fares is about 12 years old; half are between 6 and 20. An estimated 1,100 people named Fares are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Fares year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 48 #2,689
2024 45 #2,842
2023 44 #2,856
2022 45 #2,840
2021 40 #3,037
2020 41 #2,898
2019 42 #2,911
2018 41 #2,912
2017 41 #2,910
2016 40 #2,946
2015 42 #2,822
2014 49 #2,522
2013 43 #2,729
2012 51 #2,460
2011 34 #3,263
2010 38 #3,036
2009 31 #3,505
2008 29 #3,676
2007 36 #3,151
2006 9 #8,223
2005 30 #3,340
2004 19 #4,472
2003 32 #3,013
2002 20 #4,086
2001 22 #3,755
2000 14 #5,122
1995 11 #5,256
1990 6 #7,466
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Famous people named Fares

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Fares Fares Fares Fares Swedish actor (born 1973) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Fares, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Fares?

The median living Fares is about 12 years old. Half of all living Faress are between 6 and 20 years old.

How many people named Fares are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Fares are alive in the United States, based on 1,063 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Fares mean?

Fares or Farès is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin, often a variant of Faris.

How popular is the name Fares in 2025?

Fares ranked #2,689 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 48 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Fares?

1,063 babies have been named Fares in the United States since 1976, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Fares most popular?

Fares peaked in 2012, when 51 newborns received the name.

Is Fares a boy or girl name?

Fares is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Fares rising or falling?

Fares has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Fares become more popular?

Fares is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 53 boys named Fares in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Fares?

Well-known people named Fares include Fares Fares (actor).

Names like Fares

Names that sound and feel close to Fares: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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