Faliha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- fuh-LEE-huh
- Origin
- Arabic
Faliha is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “successful”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Faliha mean?
Arabic: from falah, 'success'
“successful”
Related to Arabic falah, meaning success or well-being, a word heard in the Islamic call to prayer.
Is Faliha a girl's or a boy's name?
Faliha is a girls' name.
How popular is Faliha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 4 girls.
Faliha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
Names like Faliha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Abeeha Hafsa Hiba Rahma Aaliyah Safiya Khadija Nusaybah Halima Fatiha Amira
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Amir Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Hamza Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Faliha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/faliha, updated 20 October 2026.