Farheen
Farheen Prabhakar (née Khan) is an Indian actress, who works in Hindi, Kannada and Tamil films. She had a brief career as a leading actress, that began with Jaan Tere Naam in 1992, and gained recognition for her resemblance to actress Madhuri Dixit. Farheen also appeared in some South Indian films, in which she was credited as "Bindiya".
Meaning & Origin of Farheen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Farheen Prabhakar (née Khan) is an Indian actress, who works in Hindi, Kannada and Tamil films. She had a brief career as a leading actress, that began with Jaan Tere Naam in 1992, and gained recognition for her resemblance to actress Madhuri Dixit. Farheen also appeared in some South Indian films, in which she was credited as "Bindiya".
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The Story of Farheen
Farheen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1989, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 12 Farheens were born — ranking #6,532 that year. As of 2026, Farheen ranks #15,178 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 157 Farheens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Farheen
Farheen is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 157 births in the dataset. Farheen's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #6,532. Use the chart and map above to compare Farheen'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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