Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Farah

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
Arabic
Joy, merriness, rejoicing

Syllables

2

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #8098, 9 births); most recent 2017 (rank #8836, 8 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #1315, 178 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1348, 164 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–164
2024–167
2023–173
2022–157
2021–159
2020–153
2019–120
2018–177
20178143
2016–157

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #2424, 4 births); most recent 2016 (rank #4805, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #483, 84 births); most recent 2025 (rank #778, 47 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025–47
2024–53
2023–47
2022–55
2021–47
2020–31
2019–51
2018–43
2017–55
2016358

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1988 (rank #1872, 5 births); most recent 2021 (rank #4981, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #159, 412 births); most recent 2023 (rank #420, 128 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–128
2022–137
20213124
2020–151
2019–162
20183205
2017–229
2016–243
2015–277
20143252

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #353, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #590, 5 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20255
20245
20236
20227
20218
20209
2019–
20184
20176
201611

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #376, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #539, 5 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20255
2024–
20235
20225
20218
20204
20199
20188
2017–
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #195, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #397, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20253
20243
20237
20227
20215
2020–
20194
201810
20178
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1993 (rank #496, 6 births); most recent 2000 (rank #536, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence