Fariah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- FAH-ree-a
Fariah is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Fariah come from?
Spelling of Faria
Meaning borrowed from Faria.
Is Fariah a girl's or a boy's name?
Fariah is a girls' name.
How popular is Fariah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Fariah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Fariah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,864 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #5,182 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
Names like Fariah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Summer Safa Zainab Ruqayyah Sumayyah Farah Aaminah Safiya Umaymah Nusaybah Aafiyah
Names related to Fariah
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, “Fariah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/fariah, updated 20 October 2026.