Faruq
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- fah-ROOK
- Origin
- Arabic
Faruq 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 Faruq mean?
Arabic: transliteration of Farooq
“one who distinguishes truth from falsehood”
An alternative spelling of Farooq, the Arabic title of Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab.
Is Faruq a girl's or a boy's name?
Faruq is a boys' name.
How popular is Faruq in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Faruq in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Faruq in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
Names like Faruq
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Fahad Hamza Saif Hassan Faizan Hammad Habib Zohaib Umair Fawaz Ahmed Faisal
Names related to Faruq
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, “Faruq: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/faruq, updated 20 October 2026.