girl's name

Faridah

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 128

Faridah is a girl's name. In 2021 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2009, when 12 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Faridah over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

43
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Faridah by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 11
2000s 43
2010s 39
2020s (to 2024) 7

How popular is Faridah?

In 2024, Faridah was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Faridah is used

England & Wales #5,448 4 in 2024
United States #16,217 5 in 2021

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.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Faridah

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

Parents who like Faridah also like

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

Sibling names for Faridah

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

Common questions about Faridah

How popular is the name Faridah?

In 2024, Faridah was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Faridah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Faridah most popular?

Faridah peaked in 2009, when 12 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.