Pharah
Pharah is the call sign of Fareeha Amari, a character who first appeared in the 2016 video game Overwatch, a Blizzard Entertainment–developed first-person hero shooter, and the resulting franchise. Voiced by Jen Cohn, she is an Egyptian woman trying to follow in her mother's footsteps she enlists in a military unit and helping to defend her local community, going by the call sign "Pharah".
Meaning & Origin of Pharah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Pharah is the call sign of Fareeha Amari, a character who first appeared in the 2016 video game Overwatch, a Blizzard Entertainment–developed first-person hero shooter, and the resulting franchise. Voiced by Jen Cohn, she is an Egyptian woman trying to follow in her mother's footsteps she enlists in a military unit and helping to defend her local community, going by the call sign "Pharah".
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The Story of Pharah
Pharah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2007, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 16 Pharahs were born — ranking #7,095 that year. As of 2026, Pharah ranks #13,427 for baby girls with 6 births, falling sharply (-22%). In total, more than 103 Pharahs 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 Pharah
Pharah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 103 births in the dataset. Pharah's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #7,095. Use the chart and map above to compare Pharah'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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