Faridah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- fa-REE-da
- Origin
- Arabic
Faridah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “unique, precious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Faridah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Farida; feminine of Farid
“unique, precious”
Queen Farida of Egypt was the first wife of King Farouk.
Meaning borrowed from Farida.
Is Faridah a girl's or a boy's name?
Faridah is a girls' name.
How popular is Faridah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Faridah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Faridah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,809 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 12 | #2,153 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
Names like Faridah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Farah Aaliyah Aaminah Umaymah Umamah Hibah Nusaybah Ruqayyah Zainab Sumayyah Safa Aakifah
Names related to Faridah
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) 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, “Faridah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/faridah, updated 20 October 2026.