girl's name

Farida

  • Origin Arabic
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 9,997

Ireland

#832

2025 births

Farida is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 38 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Farida is a name of Arabic origin.
  • Peaked in France in 1966, when 355 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 39,300 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1938.

Farida over time

Births per decade in France, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

2,800
'30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Farida by decade in France
Decade Births
1930s 10
1940s 70
1950s 905
1960s 2,800
1970s 2,725
1980s 1,430
1990s 325
2000s 140
2010s 130
2020s (to 2025) 75

How popular is Farida?

In 2025, Farida was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Farida is used

Ireland #832 4 in 2025
England & Wales #1,968 15 in 2025
France #2,209 15 in 2025
Canada #2,926 7 in 2024
United States #3,882 38 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.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Farida

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

Parents who like Farida also like

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

Farida in other languages

The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.

Turkish
Feride
Other forms
Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
Faridah

Sibling names for Farida

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

Common questions about Farida

How popular is the name Farida?

In 2025, Farida was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Farida is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Farida most popular?

Farida peaked in 1966, when 355 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Farida a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Farida currently ranks #832 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.