Farah
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning joy, happiness, cheerfulness.
Farah by the numbers
In 2025, 47 babies in England and Wales were named Farah. In the US, 151 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 178 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Farah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Farrahblooming flower or fragrant252 in the US (2017)
- Farafruitful; biblical place name3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Farwahfur, soft covering6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Faithtrust or belief2,602 in the US (2017)
- Fajardawn, daybreak52 in England and Wales (2025)
- Faythfaith; a modern spelling of Faith39 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Farah
Names that are said the same way as Farah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean joy
Like Farah, each of these has joy in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Abigailmy father's joy10,557 in the US (2017)
- Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
- Edendelight, paradise594 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jocelyncheerful or joyful; from Jocundus1,828 in the US (2017)
- Tatumcheerful or bringer of joy1,159 in the US (2017)
- Joyjoy; gladness and pleasure971 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Farah
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