Farzana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- far-ZAH-nuh
- Origin
- Persian
- US rank, 2025
- #13,203 for girls
Farzana is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “wise, learned”. In 2025 it ranked 13,203rd for girls in the US (6 babies).
What does Farzana mean?
Persian: from Persian farzaneh
“wise, learned”
From the Persian farzaneh, 'wise, learned'; widely used in Bangladesh and Pakistan.
Is Farzana a girl's or a boy's name?
Farzana is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Farzana in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 51 girls.
Half of all the girls named Farzana in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Farzana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,393 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 11 | #2,286 |
| 2007 | 10 | #2,354 |
| 2006 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2005 | 9 | #2,360 |
| 2004 | 17 | #1,399 |
| 2003 | 25 | #1,032 |
| 2002 | 32 | #829 |
| 2001 | 40 | #701 |
| 2000 | 21 | #1,073 |
| 1999 | 30 | #819 |
| 1998 | 35 | #746 |
| 1997 | 51 | #579 |
| 1996 | 45 | #598 |
How popular is Farzana in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 13,203rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 270,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the US were named Farzana, making it the 13,203rd most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 1997, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Farzana in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Farzana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #13,203 |
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 8 | #7,745 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
Names like Farzana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Faiza, Safa, Fabiha, Fariha, Hiba, Halima, Aaliyah, Habiba, Fatma, Fatiha, Khadija, Salma
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), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Farzana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/farzana, updated 20 October 2026.