Farmer
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #2,543 in 1916
0 babies were named Farmer in the US in 2025.
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US births per million boys, 1913–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryFarmer first shows up in US birth records in 1913, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 112 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1916, when it reached #2,543.
About the name Farmer
Farmer is a boy name. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with F and ending in “-mer”. US birth records list Farmer for boys from 1913 to 1963, in 21 of those 51 years. Its best year was 1916, when it ranked #2,543 among boy names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 1963, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 7.5 | 134,100 boys |
| 1920s | 3.9 | 259,740 boys |
| 1930s | 2.4 | 411,523 boys |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 1,265,823 boys |
| 1950s | 0.3 | 4,000,000 boys |
| 1960s | 1.4 | 701,754 boys |
Questions about the name Farmer
Is Farmer a boy or girl name?
Farmer is a boy name.
How popular is the name Farmer?
Farmer is rare: fewer than 5 US boys got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 1963. It peaked at #2,543 in 1916.