Farrah

Meaning: Joy
Origin: Arabic — Variant of Farah

Meaning: Glory
Origin: Persian — Variant of Farah

Girl's name · #1328 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Farrah's best rank, #177, came in 1977; it has stepped well back to #1328 today. Roughly 12,000 girls have been named Farrah since 1968.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#231 in N. Ireland (2025) · #413 in Ireland (2025) · #780 in Scotland (2025) · #1,265 in Canada (2025) · #4,464 in France (2025) · #4,867 in England & Wales (2025) · #7,263 in Ecuador (2021) · #411 in New Zealand (2012) · #1,464 in Belgium (2011) · #2,262 in Austria (2010).

Famous Farrahs

Farrah Fawcett — American actress (1947–2009)
Farrah Abraham — American reality TV personality (born 1991)
Farrah Franklin — American R&B singer (born 1981)
Farrah Forke — American actress (1968–2022)
Farrah Mackenzie — American actress (born 2005)

In stories & tradition

Amy Farrah Fowler — Fictional character from The Big Bang Theory
Farrah Phelan — Fair City (TV series)
Farrah Maalik — Fictional character from Hollyoaks

What Farrahs become

Among 34 notable people named Farrah:

Entertainers appear 3.03× more often than among typical names — e.g. Farrah Fawcett, American actress (1947–2009).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Farah (#1350), Farrah would rank around #819 with about 330 births last year — the newborns split about 51/49 between Farrah and Farah.

Similar names: Farah · Jamila · Faye · Kianna · Zarah · Fatimah

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