Farouq is a variant of Farouk. One Arabic interpretation is “one who knows the truth.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Farouq is a variant of Farouk. An origin associated with Farouk is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Farouq through the years
Babies since 1880
21
21 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2014
6 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
Farouq in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2004–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6 in 2014.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.