Fareed is a distinctive choice, ranked #1897 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Fareed in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1897
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About the Name Fareed
Fareed is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 2164 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1507 in 2012 â and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Fareed is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Fareed in their class.
â Famous People Named Fareed
Fareed Ahmed â Fareed Ahmed is a field hockey player from Pakistan.
Fareed Sadat â Fareed Sadat is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Super League club Bhayangkara Presisi and the Afghanistan national team.
Fareed Ullah â Fareed Ullah Khan is a Pakistani professional footballer who plays as a forward for WAPDA, and the Pakistan national team.
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 Fareed
Unlikely. With around 13 UK babies named Fareed per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Fareed in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Fareed is rising: up 2,711 places since 2020, to #1,897 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #1,507 in 2012.
Fareed 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 Fareed include: Fareed Ahmed, Fareed Sadat and Fareed Ullah. Short summaries for each appear below.
Fareed does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice â your child is unlikely to encounter American Fareeds in the wild.
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UK babies named Fareed (2025)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 2711 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Fareed
Almost certainly the only Fareed 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 Fareed
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Fareed Lafta (Arabic: ŮŘąŮŘŻ ŮŮŘŞŘŠ) is an Iraqi pilot and athlete, and has appeared in Guinness World Records for participating in the first skydive above Mount Everest.