Farrah
Farrah was the 1328th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 168 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 177th with 1,515 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 543 places. More babies were named Farrah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,328 girls, down 116 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 168girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19771,515 babies
- Total since 1880
- 12,163babies recorded
Farrah popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 7 since 1980.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,328 | 168 |
| 2020 | #1,212 | 189 |
| 2010 | #551 | 530 |
| 2000 | #1,543 | 116 |
| 1990 | #1,341 | 119 |
| 1980 | #894 | 170 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Farrah, counting every spelling?
Farrah is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #792 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,328 for Farrah on its own. Together these spellings went to 344 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farrah | 168 | #1,328 | 943 |
| Farah | 164 | #1,350 | 820 |
| Pharah | 6 | #14,508 | 39 |
| Fara | 6 | #13,757 | 33 |
| Pharrah | — | — | 32 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Farrah?
168 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Farrah (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Farrah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 50 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Farrah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Farrah?
About 11,900 people born in the US named Farrah are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 13 and 46. That makes Farrah mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Farrah by state
How common Farrah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (1.8×), Tennessee (1.6×), Virginia (1.6×). In 27 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Farrah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Farrah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Farrah
How popular is the name Farrah?
Farrah was the 1328th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 168 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 177th with 1,515 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 543 places. More babies were named Farrah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Farrah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Farrah in the US.
Where is Farrah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Farrah was most common in Mississippi (0.21 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Louisiana.