Farah name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: May 30th, 2024

Gender: Girl

Origin: Arabic, Middle and English

Usage: Arabic, Arabic, English, Gujarati, Kannada, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian

Pronunciation: pronunciation of Farah

f(a)-rah

Meaning: Happiness, Paradise's Flower, Glory, Cheerfulness, Beautiful, Joyful, Lovely, Pleasant, Good Looking, Traveller, Joy and Gaiety

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What does Farah mean?
How popular is Farah?
Popularity Chart
Similar Names to Farah
Sibling Names for Farah
Famous People Named Farah
Lists having Farah

What does Farah mean?

Renowned Farah is originated from Middle, English and Arabic languages bestowed upon both boys and girls, Farah means "Happiness, Paradise's Flower, Glory, Cheerfulness, Beautiful, Joyful, Lovely, Pleasant, Good Looking, Traveller, Joy or Gaiety" is used commonly in English, Swedish, Sindhi, Tamil, Kannada, Gujarati, Telugu, Norwegian, Arabic, Danish and Finnish.

Farah is resultant of Farrah. Prominent Farrah came from Arabic and English, meaning of Farrah is "Pleasant Lovely One and Pleasant" is used mostly in English and Arabic. Farah is equivalent of The Arabic Name فرح Meaning Joy, Happiness in Latin language.

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How do I pronounce Farah?

f(a)-rah is the most common way to pronounce two syllabled Farah.

Names that rhyme with Farah

How popular is the name Farah?

Farah is a common name in United States given to over 5272 babies in 75 years. Currently the moniker is on a rise, in 1976, the moniker grabbed the 804th spot and 178 baby girls were given the name.

Also, Farah was a common name in France. Over 8904 babies have been named Farah since 1960. When at the peak of its usage in 2009,. However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 70 years.

Farah is a familiar baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 500 names. In 2001, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 428 on girl names chart when 84 babies were given the name Farah.

Over 1508 babies in England and Wales have been named Farah. Also, in Netherlands, in just 5 years, it has made it to the top 300 names. In 2015, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 262 on girl names chart when 51 babies were given the name Farah.

Over 214 people have been named Farah in Netherlands. Also, in Belgium, it has been in use since 1995 and was able to reach the top 200 names. In 2008, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 130 on girl names chart when 80 babies were given the name Farah.

Over 1271 people have been named Farah in Belgium.

Farah is an uncommon baby name in Ireland, its highest ever rank is 353 (2014) in its 12 years run on Ireland naming chart.

However things change on global perspective, Farah is extremely popular in Pakistan where every 1 in 1000 have the name as well as in Somalia. Also the baby name is popular in Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Sudan, Morocco, Syria, Haiti, Tunisia, Yemen, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Jordan, India, Libya, Lebanon, Algeria and Oman.

According to our evaluation, over 860000 babies have been named Farah globally.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2023	0	0	1308	173
2022	0	0	1432	156
2021	0	0	1376	158
2020	0	0	1420	153
2019	0	0	1721	120
2018	0	0	1289	176
2017	8822	8	1532	143
2016	0	0	1463	157
2015	12077	5	1371	172
2014	8125	9	1470	152

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Facts

Farah in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	11	14	1049	185
	134	47	233	62

What numbers say about Farah?

With time, you will gather the courage to make the first step toward your goal. Not being focused on building an impressive career doesn't mean you should stay uneducated and blind. Why don't you allow your dreams to guide you? If number 2 is your soul urge number, you are an emotional person, no matter how much you deny it. You deal with your emotions the wrong way – ignore they exist. You have to see it before it happens and you have to believe you can do this.

Other names similar to Farah

Ahan means Sunrise or One who is of the Nature of Time Itself is a unisex name is used prevalently in Malayalam and Bengali
Naim means Tranquillity, Ease or Happy is a boy name, principally used in Hindi and Sindhi has origin in Arabic and Hebrew
Zaim - Used particulary in Arabic and Turkish unheard-of, Zaim is of Arabic origin, Zaim means "Chief or Leader" is a boy name
Jama - Uncommon unisex name Jama is originated from Hebrew and English which is used primarily in Arabic and Polish languages, meaning of Jama is "Daughter"
PirMohammed - Boy name PirMohammed means "Holy Prophet" is notably used in Arabic, Hindi and Marathi

Sibling Names for Farah

If you have named your baby girl Farah, finding a perfect name for her siblings can be quite challenging. To make this task easier, we have compiled a list of sibling names that complement the beauty of Farah while also making sure that each name is unique and meaningful. Check out our list below!

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Brother for Farah

Famous people named Farah

Farah Damji,
Farah Khan, Indian film director, film producer, dancer
Farah Fath, American actress
Farah Mohamed Jama Awl, Somali writer
Farah Karimi, Iranian-Dutch politician
Farah Asyikin Zulkifli, Malaysian singer and songwriter
Farah Mendlesohn, British academic historian and writer on science fiction and fantasy literature
Farah Zeynep Abdullah is a Turkish actress.
Farah Palmer Farah Rangikoepa Palmer is a former New Zealand rugby player who has been a hooker.
In 2017 comedy, fantasy film, Elements Quest, Farah Dinga played Hardwin.
Farah Abdala, from 1987 action and crime film Horas Fatais, who characterized N.
In 2005 romance film, Les vacances de Noël, Farah Kay played Farah.
Farah Leano played minor role of N in 1997 crime and drama movie Lihim.
Farah Diana characterized main role of N in 2008 drama movie Kekasih.

Sources

Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://www.svb.nl/nl/kindernamen/

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