Farihah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- fa-REE-ha
- Origin
- Arabic
Farihah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “happy, joyful”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Farihah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Fariha
“happy, joyful”
Meaning borrowed from Fariha.
Is Farihah a girl's or a boy's name?
Farihah is a girls' name.
How popular is Farihah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Farihah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Farihah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,478 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,755 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,723 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
Names like Farihah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Farah, Aakifah, Faiza, Hibah, Umamah, Azeemah, Umaymah, Habiba, Samah, Safia, Sumayyah, Rufaidah
Names related to Farihah
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Farihah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/farihah, updated 20 October 2026.