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Farah

/ˈfɛɹə/ · 98% girls · 164 born in 2025

Farah has been given to about 6,376 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2012, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈfɛɹə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 6,273
Median age today21 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Farah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2012 · 183
  • Born in 2025164
  • All time6,376
  • England & Wales, 2025#786 · 47

How popular is Farah?

Its best year was 2012, when 183 babies were given the name, ranking 1324th. The typical living American called Farah is about 21 years old today. It is relatively most common in Michigan, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Farah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Farrah0.97
  2. Sarah0.85
  3. Tarah0.85
  4. Mariah0.70
  5. Hannah0.68
  6. Zariah0.70
  7. Sariah0.70
  8. Avah0.70

Middle names for Farah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Farah Eve0.80
  2. Farah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Farah Josephine0.78
  4. Farah Anne0.78
  5. Farah Rose0.77
  6. Farah Louise0.77

Sibling names for Farah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.96
  2. Hassanbrother · 0.95
  3. Yehudabrother · 0.95
  4. Chanasister · 0.95
  5. Samirasister · 0.94
  6. Rivkasister · 0.94

Where Farah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Michigan0.02%
  2. New York0.01%
  3. Illinois0.01%
  4. New Jersey0.01%
  5. Indiana0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Farah Anderson0.74
  2. Farah White0.72
  3. Farah Reyes0.72
  4. Farah Nguyen0.72
  5. Farah Moore0.72
  6. Farah Lee0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Farah

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Farah across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.