Furaha
Furaha is a settlement in Kenya's Tana River County.
- Swahili
Meaning & Origin of Furaha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Furaha is a settlement in Kenya's Tana River County.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Swahili
The Story of Furaha
Furaha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2008, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 11 Furahas were born — ranking #9,108 that year. As of 2026, Furaha ranks #8,410 for baby girls with 11 births, rising sharply (+23% over the past five years). In total, more than 103 Furahas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Furaha
Furaha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 103 births in the dataset. Furaha's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #8,410. Use the chart and map above to compare Furaha'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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