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By Linda Rosenkrantz · Jul 2026

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Farid

OriginArabic and Persian
Meaning"unique, precious"
GenderBoy

About Farid

The name Farid peaked for boys at #2394 in 1977. The name is most popular in FARID, FARID, and FARID.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#3,000#4,000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#3,3993216.7
2015#4,4372211.5
2016#3,1823619
2017#3,4013317.8
2018#4,4002312.7
2019#3,6573016.7
2020#3,5983017.4
2021#3,7602916.6
2022#3,7163017.2
2023#2,9664224.6
2024#3,2813620.9
2025#2,7754626.9
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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Farid in pop culture

  • Farid

    a character from the Inkheart books by Cornelia Funke

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