boy's name

Farhan

  • Origin Arabic
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 4,352

Scotland

#786

2024 births

Farhan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 72 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Farhan is a name of Arabic origin.
  • Peaked in 2025, when 72 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 46,047 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1976.

Farhan over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Farhan by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 15
1980s 154
1990s 280
2000s 455
2010s 552
2020s (to 2025) 368

How popular is Farhan?

In 2025, Farhan was given to 72 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Farhan is used

Scotland #786 3 in 2024
Ireland #788 3 in 2014
Canada #961 27 in 2024
England & Wales #1,170 25 in 2025
France #2,020 15 in 2025
United States #2,063 72 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Farhan

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Farhan also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Farhan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Farhan

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Farhan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Farhan

How popular is the name Farhan?

In 2025, Farhan was given to 72 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Farhan a girl's or a boy's name?

Farhan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Farhan most popular?

Farhan peaked in 2025, when 72 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Farhan a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Farhan currently ranks #786 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.