Farhad
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Persian
Farhad is a boys' name of Persian origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Farhad mean?
Persian
A male given name from Persian.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Farhad a girl's or a boy's name?
Farhad is a boys' name.
How popular is Farhad in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Farhad in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Farhad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,235 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
Names like Farhad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Fahad, Muhammad, Ahmed, Hammad, Hamza, Fareed, Ahad, Asad, Azad, Abdullah, Raheem, Mahad
Names related to Farhad
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, “Farhad: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/farhad, updated 20 October 2026.