Faraaz
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- fuh-RAHZ
- Origin
- Persian
Faraaz is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “height, summit”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Faraaz mean?
Persian: spelling of Faraz; from Persian faraz
“height, summit”
Meaning borrowed from Faraz.
Is Faraaz a girl's or a boy's name?
Faraaz is a boys' name.
How popular is Faraaz in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Faraaz in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2003. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Faraaz in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,267 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
Names like Faraaz
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Fahad Hamza Hassan Saif Faiz Faisal Fawaz Azeem Qasim Habib Asad Zohaib
Names related to Faraaz
More Persian names
Jasper Esther Jasmine Casper Cyrus Yasmin Darius Zorawar Kiyan Rumi Yasmine Kasper Mahnoor Dario Arian Arman
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, “Faraaz: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/faraaz, updated 20 October 2026.