Fariba
Fariba or Fareba is a Persian name and it means alluring, charming, attractive. It is popular in Iran and Afghanistan.
- Persian
Meaning & Origin of Fariba
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fariba or Fareba is a Persian name and it means alluring, charming, attractive. It is popular in Iran and Afghanistan.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Persian
The Story of Fariba
The earliest SSA record of Fariba as a baby girl name dates back to 1980, when 7 babies received it. 1980 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Fariba — #8,178 in the national rankings. About 58% of every Fariba on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Fariba last appeared in the published SSA data in 1992, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 12 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Fariba
Phonetically similar names — useful when Fariba is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Farabee
- Freebie
- Feria
- Freebee
- Faria
- Phoria
- Ferebee
- Farabi
- Farry
- Fourier
- Fria
- Formby
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Fariba
Fariba is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 12 births in the dataset. Fariba's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #8,178. Use the chart and map above to compare Fariba'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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