Farzad
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- far-ZAHD
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
Farzad is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “born of glory”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does Farzad mean?
Persian: farr 'glory' + zad 'born'
“born of glory”
Is Farzad a girl's or a boy's name?
Farzad is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Farzad in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 233% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Farzad, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys.
2025 had the most boys named Farzad of any year since it first appeared, in 2002.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Farzad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 2 | #6,114 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
Names like Farzad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Fahad Musa Ahmed Hamza Zayd Zayaan Ahad Abdullah Azad Umar Hammad
More Persian names
Jasper Esther Jasmine Casper Cyrus Yasmin Darius Zorawar Kiyan Rumi Yasmine Kasper Mahnoor Dario Arian Arman
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, “Farzad: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/farzad, updated 20 October 2026.