Farhad comes from the Persian tradition, meaning Gained, earned.
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How popular is Farhad?
1990peak year
Today, Farhad is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #11099), with only about 6 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1990, 14 babies were given the name (ranked #4041 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1980s. In all, around 268 babies have been registered as Farhad since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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