Farid
Farid, also spelt Fareed or Ferid and accented Férid, is an Arabic masculine personal name or surname meaning "unique, one-of-a-kind, incomparable". For many communities, including in the Middle East, the Balkans, North Africa, and South East Asia, the name Farid is common across generations.
- Arabic
- Persian
- Urdu
- Bengali
Meaning & Origin of Farid
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Farid, also spelt Fareed or Ferid and accented Férid, is an Arabic masculine personal name or surname meaning "unique, one-of-a-kind, incomparable". For many communities, including in the Middle East, the Balkans, North Africa, and South East Asia, the name Farid is common across generations.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Persian
- Urdu
- Bengali
- Azerbaijani
The Story of Farid
The earliest SSA record of Farid as a baby boy name dates back to 1962, when 7 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 42 newborns named Farid — #2,948 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Farids. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,070 among baby boy names with 40 births, rising sharply (+28% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Farids have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Farid
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Farid. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Farid
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About the name Farid
Farid is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Farid's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #2,361. Use the chart and map above to compare Farid'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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