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Farah
Pronounced /ˈfærə/
Rank in 2024
#1,363
Born in 2024
167
Peak year
2012 · #1321
Origin
Arabic
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 167 girls were named Farah, about 1 in every 9,660.
- It peaked in 2012 with 178 babies, ranked #1321.
- It first shows up in the records in 1960.
- 6,114 girls have been named Farah since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Farah per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0Greatest1901–27
- 0Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 69 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 862 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Millennials: 1,334 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,953 babies, 0.07 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 1,896 babies, 0.09 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Borrowed from Arabic فَرَح (faraḥ, “joy”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfærə/, /ˈfɛərə/ (usually) IPA(key): /ˈfɑrɑx/ (rare, approaching the Arabic) ==== Proper noun ==== Farah (plural Farahs) A surname from Arabic. A female given name from Arabic. ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Farah is the 5203rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6718 individuals. Farah is most common among Black/African American (48.33%) and White (42.13%) individuals.
- A female given name from Arabic.
- Origin
- Arabic
- Say it
- /ˈfærə/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Farah, CC BY-SA 4.0.