Farrah

Where Farrah comes from

Variant of Farrar, from Middle English ferreor (“iron worker, smith”). The given name was popularized by the American actress Farrah Fawcett (1947-2009). Her name is often interpreted as a variant of Farah.
— Wiktionary's entry for Farrah
  • Arabic
Farrah through the years
  1. 1947
    Farrah Fawcett born
    American actress
  2. 1968
    First appearance
    #6,246 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1976
    Around this time: Charlie's Angels
    TV, 1976 · Source
  4. 1977
    Peak, #177
    1,515 babies named Farrah, the most in any year.
  5. 1978
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #539.
  6. 1991
    Farrah Abraham born
    American television personality, author and singer
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Arabic.
Namesakes
  • Farrah Fawcett · American actress, 1947–2009
  • Farrah Abraham · American television personality, author and singer, born 1991
  • Farrah Franklin · American R&B singer, born 1981
  • Farrah Forke · American actress, 1968–2022
  • Farrah Yousef · Syrian singer, born 1989

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record. Events show what happened around then, not why parents chose the name.