Farah is a distinctive choice, ranked #778 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Farah in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#778
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About the Name Farah
Farah is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 357 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #428 in 2001 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Farah is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Farah in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Farah
Farah Pahlavi — Farah Pahlavi is a member of the Pahlavi dynasty.
Farah Omar — Haji Farah Omar (Somali: Xaaji Faarax Oomaar, Arabic: الحاج فارح أومار) was a famous politician and Somali nationalist in the former British Somaliland Protectorate (today Somaliland).
Farah Karimi — Farahnaz "Farah" Karimi is an Iranian-Dutch politician.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Farah
Unlikely. With around 47 UK babies named Farah per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Farah in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Farah is rising: up 287 places since 2020, to #778 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #428 in 2001.
Farah is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Farah include: Farah Pahlavi, Farah Karimi and Abdulaziz Farah. Short summaries for each appear below.
Farah does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Farahs in the wild.
47
UK babies named Farah (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 287 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Farah
Almost certainly the only Farah in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Farah
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Haji Farah Omar (Somali: Xaaji Faarax Oomaar, Arabic: الحاج فارح أومار) was a famous politician and Somali nationalist in the former British Somaliland Protectorate (today Somaliland).
Abdulaziz Ali Farah is a Kenyan politician and a member of the 11th Kenyan parliament elected from Mandera East Constituency on the ticket of United Republican Party (URP) and with support of Jubilee Coalition in 2013.
Adem Farah (Amharic: አዳም ፋራህ), also transliterated as Adam Farah and Aden Farah, is an Ethiopian politician who was Speaker of the House of Federation (HoF), replacing Keria Ibrahim from 2020 to 2021 and Somali Region Vice President from 2018 to 2020.
Farah Khan is a Singaporean entrepreneur, the founder of the luxury retail fashion boutique Melium Group and the creative director of the Farah Khan label.
Farah Hussein Sharmarke (Somali: Faarax Xuseen Sharmaaarke; Arabic: فارح حسين شر ماركئ) was a Somali poet who composed poems during the 1940s and early 1950s whilst living in Isiolo, Kenya.