Farida
Farida is one of the common female names throughout West Asian culture. In Turkish it is spelled as Feride. In Persian, the name is rendered as Farideh in the Iranian dialect, but Farida (Фарида) in the Afghan and Tajik dialects.
Meaning & Origin of Farida
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Farida is one of the common female names throughout West Asian culture. In Turkish it is spelled as Feride. In Persian, the name is rendered as Farideh in the Iranian dialect, but Farida (Фарида) in the Afghan and Tajik dialects.
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The Story of Farida
Farida first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1938, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 54 Faridas were born — ranking #3,091 that year. As of 2026, Farida ranks #3,815 for baby girls with 39 births, holding steady (+1%). In total, more than 899 Faridas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Farida
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Fareeda Kokikhel Afridi (died 2012), Pakistani women's rights activist
- Farida (830-?), a 9th-century Arabic musician and wife of al-Mutawakkīl.
- Farida of Egypt (1921–1988), Queen of Egypt
- Farida Abiyeva (born 1995), Azerbaijani karateka
- Farida al-Abani (born 1988), Swedish politician
- Farida Ahmadi (born 1957), Afghan author and women's rights activist
- Farida Amrani (born 1976), Moroccan-born French trade unionist and politician
- Farida Anwar (born 1946), British politician
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Names that sound like Farida
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About the name Farida
Farida is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1938 and has accumulated 899 births in the dataset. Farida's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #3,091. Use the chart and map above to compare Farida'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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