Girl

Farah

FAR-uh

Rare & Uncommon → Stable

✦ Meaning

“Arabic name meaning 'happiness,' 'joy,' or 'flowering'—carries joyful connotations with genuine multicultural representation.”

Popularity Over Time

Farah US popularity rank over timeRank 5648 in 1965 to rank 806 in 1976. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#806#3227#56481960198020002024

Farah is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Arabic

Syllables

2

Nicknames

Fara

Style

ModernElegantStrongBold

Famous Bearers

  • Farah Pahlavi
  • Farah Khan
  • Farah Fawcett (spelling variant)

Collections

Works Everywhere → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Royal Names → Two Syllables →

Similar Names

Farrah

Arabic Rare & Uncommon

Fiona

Gaelic Beautiful But Not Top 100

Nadia

Arabic Beautiful But Not Top 100

Serena

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Aria

Greek Top 50

Alina

Russian Beautiful But Not Top 100

Amelia

Germanic Top 10

Camila

Latin Top 50

Yasmin

Arabic Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Arabic origin; popular across Middle Eastern and Western cultures

People Also Ask

Arabic name meaning 'happiness,' 'joy,' or 'flowering'—carries joyful connotations with genuine multicultural representation.

Farah is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. Usage has stayed pretty consistent over the past decade.

Popular nicknames for Farah include Fara.

Names that pair beautifully with Farah include Aria, Alina, Amelia, Camila, Yasmin.