Firat
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- fuh-RAHT
- Origin
- Turkish
Firat is a boys' name of Turkish origin, meaning “the Euphrates river”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Firat mean?
Turkish: Turkish name of the Euphrates, from Arabic Furat
“the Euphrates river”
The Turkish name of the River Euphrates, which rises in eastern Turkey; its Arabic form is Furat.
Is Firat a girl's or a boy's name?
Firat is a boys' name.
How popular is Firat in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Firat in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2003. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Firat in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 14 | #1,062 |
| 1997 | 15 | #1,025 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
Names like Firat
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Fahad Faisal Hassan Qasim Saif Azeem Habib Asad Usman Zohaib Haseeb Saeed
More Turkish names
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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, “Firat: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/firat, updated 20 October 2026.