Farah

Meaning: Joy
Origin: Arabic

Meaning: Glory
Origin: Persian

Girl's name · #1350 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Farah is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1960, it stood at #1350 in 2025; about 6,300 girls have been named Farah along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#32 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2025) · #428 in Netherlands (2025) · #447 in N. Ireland (2025) · #484 in Austria (2025) · #501 in France (2025) · #508 in Belgium (2025) · #582 in Scotland (2025) · #653 in Ireland (2025) · #782 in Sweden (2025) · #783 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,065 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,524 in Ecuador (2025) and 1 more.

Famous Farahs

Farah Pahlavi — Queen/empress consort of Iran from 1959 to 1979
Farah Khan — Indian film director and choreographer (born 1965)
Farah Zeynep Abdullah — Turkish actor and singer (born 1989)
Farah — India actress
Farah Nabulsi — British-born and raised Palestinian human rights advocate, speaker, film writer, and producer

In stories & tradition

Farah^it — Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (video game)
Farah Nazan — Heroes Reborn (TV series)

What Farahs become

Among 235 notable people named Farah:

Entertainers appear 1.73× more often than among typical names — e.g. Farah Khan, Indian film director and choreographer (born 1965).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Farrah (#1328), Farah would rank around #819 with about 330 births last year — the newborns split about 51/49 between Farrah and Farah.

Similar names: Farrah · Dania · Faye · Ayesha · Zarah · Fatimah

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