Fariha is a distinctive choice, ranked #1406 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Fariha in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1406
About the Name Fariha
Fariha is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 894 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #971 in 2005 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Fariha is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Fariha
Unlikely. With around 23 UK babies named Fariha per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Fariha in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Fariha is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 894 places over the last five years to #1406 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Fariha 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 Fariha include: Fariha Trisna — Fariha Islam Trisna is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays for the Bangladesh women's national cricket team as a left-arm medium bowler.; Fariha Fathimath — Fariha Fathimath is a Maldivian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events..
Fariha does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Farihas in the wild.
23
UK babies named Fariha (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 894 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Fariha
Likely around 1 other Fariha in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Fariha
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Fariha Fathimath is a Maldivian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. Fathimath competed for the Maldives, as a 13-year-old, in the women's 50 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Sheikha Fariha Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (Arabic: فريحة الأحمد) was a Kuwaiti royal, one of the daughters of the tenth ruler of Kuwait, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. She was born in the Dasman Palace on 15 February 1944.
Fariha Razak Haroon was a Pakistani politician and journalist who was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 2002 to 2007. She became the first Pakistani writer to be recognised by the International Federation of Journalists.