Farrah

“Variant of Farah — Joy (Arabic); glory (Persian)” — Arabic and Persian origin

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

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. 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.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,000 girls in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 2,300 girls in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 5,400 girls in Canada (2024).

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

Famous Farrahs

Farrah Fawcett — American actress (1947–2009)
Farrah Abraham — American television personality, author and singer
Farrah Franklin — American R&B singer
Farrah Forke — American actress
Farrah Yousef — Syrian singer

In stories & tradition

Amy Farrah Fowler — The Big Bang Theory
Farrah Phelan — character
Farrah Maalik — 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).

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

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