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Farah

Farah means “joy” (Arabic origin). 6,376 US babies since 1940, peak 2012.

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What it means

“joy”

ArabicWell documented

In US birth records

Peak year: 2012

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6,376 US babies were named Farah between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Farah (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

1 in 3 Farrahs spell it Farah

  • Farrah 57%
  • Farah 30%
  • Fara 5%
  • Fariha 2%
  • Vara 1%
  • Faria 1%
  • Pharrah 1%
  • Farha 1%
  • Fareeha 1%
  • Farra 1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2012)