Friend is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Friend is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1972. Friend first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1920 (10 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 5 | — | #5,233 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | #3,981 |
| 1928 | 6 | — | #3,875 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | #3,931 |
| 1924 | 6 | — | #4,051 |
| 1923 | 5 | — | #4,466 |
| 1922 | 6 | — | #4,023 |
| 1921 | 6 | — | #4,041 |
| 1920 | 10 | — | #2,844 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | #4,403 |
| 1918 | 8 | — | #3,205 |
| 1880 | 6 | — | #855 |