Farishta

A girls’ name of Persian origin, meaning angel.

Babies a year
4
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4867
4 babies

Farishta by the numbers

In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Farishta.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Farishta. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Farishabeautiful, elegant7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Faristaangel; a form of Farishta4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Farihahappy joyful18 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Freshta5 in the US (2017)
  • Fatimataone who abstains; a form of Fatima11 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a messenger

Like Farishta, each of these has a messenger in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
  • Angelinaangel; messenger; feminine form of Angelo1,550 in the US (2017)
  • Angelamessenger, angel1,344 in the US (2017)
  • Angelicaangelic; from angelicus570 in the US (2017)
  • UrielGod is my light; angel name558 in the US (2017)
  • Angieangel; messenger; a diminutive of Angela456 in the US (2017)

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