Fariha
Fariha is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Urdu.
- Arabic
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Fariha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Fariha is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Urdu.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
The Story of Fariha
The earliest SSA record of Fariha as a baby girl name dates back to 1983, when 5 babies received it. 1998 was its biggest year on record, with 25 newborns named Fariha — #4,366 in the national rankings. About 28% of every Fariha on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Fariha ranks #6,315 for baby girls with 18 births, rising sharply (+40% over the past five years). All told, over 549 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Fariha
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Fariha. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Fariha
Fariha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 549 births in the dataset. Fariha's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #4,366. Use the chart and map above to compare Fariha'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.