Farrah

Farrah: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “joy, happiness”
Origin: Arabic
Say it: FAIR-uh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

From Arabic farah meaning 'joy, happiness'. Farrah is also a recognized transliteration and was popularized in English by actress Farrah Fawcett.

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How popular is Farrah?

202463.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Farrah in 2024209

2024 rank#1,150 girls

Peak year1977

Total US babies since 188011,991

Farrah is fading: recent use is about 44% of its level ten years before.

Names like Farrah

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Lylanight · Arabic
Aaliyahexalted, rising · Arabic
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Lilahnight · Arabic
Lilanight · Arabic
Nylaattainer; successful · Arabic
Zarablooming flower · Arabic

Farrah questions

What does the name Farrah mean?

Farrah means "joy, happiness". It comes from Arabic. From Arabic farah meaning 'joy, happiness'. Farrah is also a recognized transliteration and was popularized in English by actress Farrah Fawcett.

Is Farrah a boy or girl name?

Farrah is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Farrah?

209 US babies were named Farrah in 2024. Its peak year was 1977.

How do you pronounce Farrah?

Farrah is usually pronounced FAIR-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.