Farron
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Farron is a boys' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Farron mean?
Spelling of Faron; American name of uncertain origin
Country singer Faron Young had a long run of hits in the 1950s and 1960s.
Meaning borrowed from Faron.
Is Farron a girl's or a boy's name?
Farron is a boys' name.
How popular is Farron in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 6 boys.
Half of all the boys named Farron in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Farron in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
How popular is Farron in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1956, with 30 boys. It first appears in the records in 1953.
Half of all the boys named Farron in the US since 1880 were born between 1960 and 1986, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1988, 55% of the babies named Farron in the US were girls.
Farron in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,518 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,878 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,281 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,399 |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,790 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,658 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,144 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,890 |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,307 |
| 1968 | 21 | #1,730 |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,241 |
| 1966 | 15 | #2,042 |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 1964 | 17 | #1,974 |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,672 |
| 1962 | 15 | #2,116 |
| 1961 | 23 | #1,685 |
| 1960 | 23 | #1,691 |
| 1959 | 21 | #1,758 |
| 1958 | 25 | #1,556 |
| 1957 | 19 | #1,836 |
| 1956 | 30 | #1,417 |
| 1955 | 18 | #1,844 |
| 1954 | 21 | #1,667 |
| 1953 | 13 | #2,185 |
Names like Farron
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Farron: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/farron, updated 20 October 2026.