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Farrah vs Haleemah

Farrah and Haleemahcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Farrah was ranked #4867 and Haleemah #2788 among girls in England and Wales.

Farrah and Haleemah over time

Farrah and Haleemah appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Farrah held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Haleemah in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Haleemah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Farrah in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Farrah and Haleemah were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #4867 and #2788.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 19962025

    Farrah held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Haleemah in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Farrah #449 in 2011, Haleemah #701 in 2000.

    The order changed in 2025: Haleemah moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #1603 and #2771; by 2025 that had become #4867 and #2788.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Farrah #4867, Haleemah #2788.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Farrah, Haleemah
FieldFarrahHaleemah
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEGB-ENW
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #413 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #2788 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Farrah has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Haleemah.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Farrah

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1977

    First recorded at #468 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2003–2024

    Highest recorded position: #63 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2013 (recorded 2003–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4867 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Haleemah

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1072 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #701 among girls in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2788 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls