Farooq
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning the one who distinguishes truth from falsehood.
Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Farooq by the numbers
Farooq was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 7 babies in 1985, making it a 1980s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Farooq. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Farooq
Names that are said the same way as Farooq, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean truth
Like Farooq, each of these has truth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Emmetttruth; form of Immanuel3,156 in the US (2017)
- Justinjust, righteous3,121 in the US (2017)
- Justicejustice; fairness; virtue name1,100 in the US (2017)
- Dilantrue sea or faithful; a variant of Dylan229 in the US (2017)
- Justusjust, righteous223 in the US (2017)
- Emmettruth; a form of Emmanuel218 in the US (2017)
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