Faruq
Boy name
Faruq meaning
One who distinguishes truth from falsehood. Title for Hadrat Umar ibn al-Khattab.
Faruq at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
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- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- فاروقAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #10,757 in 2018
Faruq popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 2000 | #9,112 | 6 |
| 2018 | #10,757 | 6 |
All 14 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1981 | #6,263 | 5 |
| 1994 | #6,970 | 7 |
| 2000 | #9,112 | 6 |
| 2001 | #9,243 | 6 |
| 2004 | #8,926 | 7 |
| 2005 | #8,299 | 8 |
| 2007 | #9,788 | 7 |
| 2008 | #9,871 | 7 |
| 2014 | #12,106 | 5 |
| 2015 | #10,642 | 6 |
| 2016 | #10,743 | 6 |
| 2017 | #12,243 | 5 |
| 2018 | #10,757 | 6 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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