Is Farrah a boy or girl name?
Farrah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 209 girls and 0 boys were named Farrah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 11,991 US babies named Farrah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,150
- Babies named Farrah since 1968
- 11,991
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 1,515 babies
Boys and girls named Farrah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 3,040 | 100% |
| 1980s | 7 | 1,451 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,195 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,534 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,797 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 961 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 209 | #1,150 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,344 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 199 | #1,214 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 197 | #1,208 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 188 | #1,216 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 219 | #1,113 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 255 | #1,019 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 255 | #1,017 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 282 | #960 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 360 | #785 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 369 | #757 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 455 | #614 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 535 | #554 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 537 | #542 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 530 | #551 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 240 | #1,064 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,513 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,446 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,286 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,481 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,549 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,376 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,524 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,397 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,543 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,518 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,420 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,314 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,377 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,404 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,408 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,308 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,454 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,368 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,341 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,152 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 183 | #925 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 181 | #917 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,172 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,159 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,061 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,112 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,031 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,057 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,116 | 170 | #894 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 200 | #792 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 332 | #539 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 1,515 | #177 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 836 | #276 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,329 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,038 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,292 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,570 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,554 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,479 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Farrah reached #5,116 in 1980. As a girl name, it reached #177 in 1977. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Farrah
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.