Farah
Farah, or Farrah, is a feminine given name of Arabic and Persian, also used in several other cultures. It means happiness in Arabic.
Meaning & Origin of Farah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Farah, or Farrah, is a feminine given name of Arabic and Persian, also used in several other cultures. It means happiness in Arabic.
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The Story of Farah
Farah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1960, with 19 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 178 Farahs were born — ranking #1,321 that year. As of 2026, Farah ranks #1,312 for baby girls with 173 births, gradually rising (+12%). In total, more than 6K Farahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Farah
Farah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Farah's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #803. Use the chart and map above to compare Farah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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