Farhiya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- far-HEE-yah
- Origin
- Arabic
Farhiya is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “joy”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Farhiya mean?
Arabic: Somali form of Farhia, from farah, 'joy'
“joy”
A Somali form of an Arabic name from farah, meaning joy or happiness.
Is Farhiya a girl's or a boy's name?
Farhiya is a girls' name.
How popular is Farhiya in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Farhiya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Farhiya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
How popular is Farhiya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Farhiya in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Farhiya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7,985 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
Names like Farhiya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Safiya, Abeeha, Aaliyah, Sumayyah, Nusaybah, Hafsa, Zainab, Ruqayyah, Safaa, Rahma, Faiza
Names related to Farhiya
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Farhiya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/farhiya, updated 20 October 2026.