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Farah

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Farah: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Farah: Recorded since 1963, it reached #195 in 2018, and it stood at #608 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #428 to #1065.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#428#1065
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#443
1997#471
1998#619
1999#490
2000#492
2001#428
2002#458
2003#486
2004#514
2005#516
2006#497
2007#534
2008#545
2009#483
2010#623
2011#509
2012#565
2013#743
2014#613
2015#637
2016#703
2017#733
2018#864
2019#749
2020#1065
2021#779
2022#676
2023#754
2024#708
2025#778

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 36 of the 61 years from 1963 to 2023.

In 2025: #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #778 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1963–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1963

    First recorded at #502 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2008–2024

    Highest recorded position: #195 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2018 (recorded 2008–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #778 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1963 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #195 in Northern Ireland in 2018.

Farah's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#77847HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#70853HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#75447HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#67655HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#77947HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#106531HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#74951HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#86443HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#73355HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#70358HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#48103HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#63765HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#61366HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#74353HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#56575HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#50983HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#62361HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#48384HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#54570HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#53469HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#43333HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#49776HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#51666HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#38493HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#51464HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#36513HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#48666HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#34673HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#45868HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#42871HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#49260HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#30363HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#49059HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#24254HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#61941HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#47161HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#23374HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#44368HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandfemale#4073HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandfemale#2377HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandfemale#2437HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#2985HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandfemale#3364HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#19510HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#2158HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#3534HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandfemale#2099HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#2059HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#3704HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#4513HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#4443HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#4303HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#2826HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#4393HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#5064HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#4566HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#5554HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#5185HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#5544HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#4916HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#39510HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#5565HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#5136HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#5475HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#5724HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#3809HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#4507HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#4896HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#5545HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#5585HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#4917HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#4359HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#5027HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#5127HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#4828HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#6135HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#6045HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#5556HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#4638HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#5296HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#6324HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#5735HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#4877HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#5146HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#4238HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#5954HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#5494HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#5444HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#4705HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#5024HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#6085HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#6315HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#5556HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#5027HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#4648HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#4109HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#7344HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#5796HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#39011HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#35313HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#5407HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#5108HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#6635HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#43910HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#8623HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#8423HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#6063HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#5163HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Farah is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Farah, between 1963 and 2025, in 51 of those 63 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1963–202336#380 in 2003
Republic of Ireland1995–202518#353 in 2014
England and Wales1996–202530#428 in 2001
Northern Ireland2008–202416#195 in 2018

Its high point came 17 years earlier in England and Wales (2001) than in Northern Ireland (2018).

No registrar recorded it for 5 years after 1969; it appears again in 1975.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1963 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #195 in Northern Ireland in 2018. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.