Farhan

“Happy or joyful” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #2062 in the US (2025) · Trending

Farhan is climbing: on the charts since 1976, it reached #2062 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 70 boys given the name last year. Roughly 1,800 have carried it all-time.

Around the world: about 1 in 4,900 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 5,900 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 7,100 boys in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Farhans

Farhan Akhtar — Indian director and actor
Farhan Saeed — Pakistani actor, singer
Farhan Farhan — Bahraini swimmer
Farhan al-Sa'di — Palestinian rebel (c.1862–1937)
Farhan Shakor — Iraqi footballer

What Farhans become

Among 79 notable people named Farhan:

Political leaders appear 1.64× more often than among typical names — e.g. Farhan Chishti, Pakistani politician.

Similar names: Jawad · Pharaoh · Jahsir · Faris · Imran · Orhan

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