NameTides

Farah

Farah was the #1,348 girls' name in the US in 2025 (164 babies), and #778 in England & Wales and #1,031 in Canada.

Farah as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Farah as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandScotlandIrelandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Farah as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,348 (164)#778 (47)#539 (5)#397 (3)#608 (5)#1,031 (26)
2024#1,363 (167)#708 (53)—#407 (3)#631 (5)#601 (49)
2023#1,310 (173)#754 (47)#540 (5)#237 (7)#555 (6)#622 (46)
2022#1,431 (157)#676 (55)#531 (5)#243 (7)#502 (7)#1,252 (19)
2021#1,379 (159)#779 (47)#396 (8)#298 (5)#464 (8)#787 (37)
2020#1,422 (153)#1,065 (31)#636 (4)—#410 (9)#971 (27)
2019#1,724 (120)#749 (51)#376 (9)#336 (4)—#757 (38)
2018#1,288 (177)#864 (43)#415 (8)#195 (10)#734 (4)#581 (53)
2017#1,534 (143)#733 (55)—#215 (8)#579 (6)#639 (47)
2016#1,465 (157)#703 (58)#675 (4)#353 (4)#390 (11)#579 (53)
2015#1,372 (172)#637 (65)#455 (7)#209 (9)—#727 (39)
2014#1,471 (152)#613 (66)#537 (6)#205 (9)#353 (13)#685 (42)
2013#1,391 (166)#743 (53)#449 (7)#370 (4)#540 (7)#621 (47)
2012#1,322 (178)#565 (75)#397 (9)#451 (3)#510 (8)#839 (32)
2011#1,392 (164)#509 (83)#465 (7)#444 (3)—#689 (41)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1976 at #803.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1960.
  • In 2017, 95% of US babies named Farah were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,800 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 9,800uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 5,400uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 3,600uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 4,200uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 5,700uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Farah is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,400 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 8,600 to 1 in 10,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Farah by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #927ILMichigan: #457MINew York: #859NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #1,032INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,108PANew Jersey: #939NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,185CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,180VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,437NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,532TXFlorida: #1,000FL
Farah (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#48326

Farah (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
FarahCanadaGirls#1,03126
FarahCanadaBoys—too few
FarahEngland & WalesGirls#77847
FarahEngland & WalesBoys—too few
FarahIrelandGirls#6085
FarahNorthern IrelandGirls#3973
FarahScotlandGirls#5395
FarahUSGirls#1,348164
FarahUSBoys—too few