Farooq
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- fah-ROOK
- Origin
- Arabic
Farooq is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “one who distinguishes truth from falsehood”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Farooq mean?
Arabic: from Al-Faruq, 'the one who distinguishes'
“one who distinguishes truth from falsehood”
Al-Faruq was a title of the caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab, honouring his sense of right and wrong.
Is Farooq a girl's or a boy's name?
Farooq is a boys' name.
How popular is Farooq in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Farooq in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Farooq in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
Names like Farooq
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Hamza Zayaan Fahad Musa Zayan Ahmed Umar Zayd Abdullah Faizan Mustafa
Names related to Farooq
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo
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, “Farooq: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/farooq, updated 20 October 2026.