Fardeen
Of Persian origin, meaning traveler or pioneer.
Name Census estimates that about 128 living Americans carry the first name Fardeen. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Fardeen today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Fardeen births was 2002 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Fardeen. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Fardeen with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
128
~ 1 in 2,677,768 Americans
Peak year
2002
16 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2020 SSA rank
#12,649
Tracked since 2001
Census
Fardeen in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 220 people with the first name Fardeen, which placed it at #36,203 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#36,203
National first-name rank
People counted
220
220 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
84.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Fardeen
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Fardeen is Asian/Pacific Islander at 84.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.8%) and White (4.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Fardeen described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Fardeen at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander84.5% · 186
- Two or more races6.8% · 15
- White4.5% · 10
- Black or African American3.6% · 8
- Hispanic or Latino0.5% · 1
Popularity
Fardeen: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Fardeen from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 89 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Fardeen by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Fardeen during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Fardeens live
Origin
Meaning and history of Fardeen
The name Fardeen is of Arabic origin, derived from the Arabic word "fard" meaning "unique" or "solitary." Its linguistic roots can be traced back to the early Islamic period, around the 7th century CE, when Arabic culture and language spread across the Middle East and parts of North Africa.
The earliest recorded use of the name Fardeen can be found in medieval Islamic literature and historical texts. One of the earliest known individuals with this name was Fardeen al-Kindi, a renowned Arab philosopher, mathematician, and scientist who lived in the 9th century CE in present-day Iraq. He made significant contributions to the fields of optics, music theory, and astronomy.
In the 12th century, there was a notable Islamic scholar and mystic named Fardeen al-Din Attar, who hailed from present-day Iran. He is best known for his epic poem, "The Conference of the Birds," which is considered a masterpiece of Persian literature and a profound allegorical exploration of the human soul's journey towards divine truth.
The name Fardeen also appears in the historical records of the Ottoman Empire. One of the most famous individuals with this name was Fardeen Pasha, a prominent Ottoman statesman and military commander who lived in the 16th century. He played a crucial role in the Ottoman conquests in the Balkans and served as the governor of several provinces.
In more recent times, the name Fardeen gained popularity in South Asia, particularly in India and Pakistan. One of the most well-known figures with this name is Fardeen Khan, an Indian actor and producer born in 1974. He rose to fame in the late 1990s and early 2000s with several successful Bollywood films, including "Prem Aggan" and "Khushi."
Another notable individual with the name Fardeen is Fardeen Malik, a Pakistani cricketer who played for the national team in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was a right-arm fast bowler and represented Pakistan in both Test and One Day International matches.
People
Fardeen + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Fardeen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with F
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Fardeen: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fardeen?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 128 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Fardeen going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,677,768 US residents.
Is Fardeen a common name?
We classify Fardeen as "Very Rare". It ranks above 68.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 129 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Fardeen most popular?
The single biggest year for Fardeen was 2002, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Fardeen is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Fardeen in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 220 people with the name Fardeen, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #36,203 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Fardeen in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Fardeen?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Fardeen appears almost entirely male. Of the 227 people counted with this name, 99.1% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Fardeen?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Fardeen is Asian/Pacific Islander at 84.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.8%) and White (4.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Fardeen most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Fardeen in the 2020 Census, accounting for 84.5% (186 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Fardeen in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Fardeen a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Fardeen in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Fardeen still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Fardeen in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Fardeen can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Fardeen?
You can see how many people have the name Fardeen on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.