Farrah
Usage of Farrah in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Farrah against each list of names.
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Farrah is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Farrah is read as English for “pleasant” or “fair,” and as Arabic for “joy” or “beautiful.” Farrah is also a place name, used for a town in India as well as for both a town and a river in Afghanistan. For most Americans it calls to mind Charlie’s Angels star Farrah Fawcett and her sunny 1970s glamour.
Farrah in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 168 girls were named Farrah, making it the #1326 girls' name in the US. Since 1968, 12,156 girls have been named Farrah, with the most (1,515) in 1977. It is most common, relative to births, in Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Indiana.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | #413 girls | 9 | Central Statistics Office (CSO), 2025 |
| Northern Ireland (English-speaking) | #231 girls | 7 | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), 2025 |
| Northern Ireland (Irish-speaking) | #231 girls | 7 | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), 2025 |
| Scotland | #780 girls | 3 | National Records of Scotland (NRS), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Farrah
There are 3 towns and villages with Farrah in their name, in 2 countries.
🇾🇪 Yemen 2🇲🇦 Morocco 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Farrah | Omran, 🇾🇪 Yemen | 15 | Map |
| Al Farrah | Ta‘izz, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Bouhane Farrah | Marrakesh-Safi, 🇲🇦 Morocco | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Celebrities named Farrah
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Farrah.
Fictional characters named Farrah
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
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Farrah as a pet name
FurryName has found 56 dogs named Farrah in public pet registers, making it the #2,600 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (5), Framingham (1), Noosa (1). Farrah as a dog name →
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