Fun Facts About the Name Fara
- More than 1 thousand babies named Fara: U.S. records list 1,093 babies given the name Fara from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Fara Mean?
Fara has two competing derivations: a Germanic one meaning "journey" or "expedition," and an Arabic one meaning "joy," from the name Farah. The Germanic element fara appears in the Lombard term for a migrating clan or armed band. The Arabic derivation treats Fara as a variant spelling of Farah, from the root f-r-h. The Germanic derivation is attached to the early medieval name Burgundofara, usually shortened to Fara; the Arabic derivation depends on similarity of sound and spelling rather than a documented historical link between the two names. For that reason, the meaning of a particular Fara is not certain without knowing its family or linguistic background.
Fara Name History & Origins
The Germanic word fara is recorded in early medieval Italy as a Lombard term for a kinship group, military expedition, or the settlement founded by such a group. It survives in place names such as Fara in Sabina, Fara Novarese, and Fara Filiorum Petri. As a personal name, Fara is attested in the early Middle Ages as the familiar form of Burgundofara, a Frankish noblewoman who founded the abbey of Faremoutiers in the seventh century and was venerated as a saint. The abbey's name preserves hers, and medieval accounts of her life use Fara alongside the longer form. The Arabic name Farah, from the root f-r-h, has a separate history in Arabic-speaking and Muslim communities. Its simplified spelling Fara appears in modern use, including in parts of Southeast Asia, but the spelling alone does not show whether a given Fara comes from the Germanic name or from Farah.
How Popular is the Name Fara?
Fara has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1977. Its best rank was #1,733 in 1976.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,757 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #11,392 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #12,552 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #16,089 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #12,621 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #13,996 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #8,763 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #16,460 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #8,447 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #12,130 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #12,202 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #7,425 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2013 | #8,736 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #10,680 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #6,661 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2010 | #8,881 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #14,169 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #12,984 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #14,401 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #10,131 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #13,463 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #14,749 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #12,852 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #8,952 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #8,761 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #11,769 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #12,960 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #11,217 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #12,267 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #10,935 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #12,285 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #6,112 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1991 | #10,635 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #7,009 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #5,924 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #5,690 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #5,696 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #7,972 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #5,453 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1984 | #3,770 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1983 | #5,560 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #3,199 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1981 | #4,047 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1980 | #7,625 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #5,522 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1978 | #4,126 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1977 | #1,743 | 59 | 0.0038% |
| 1976 | #1,733 | 55 | 0.0038% |
| 1975 | #2,473 | 32 | 0.0022% |
| 1974 | #2,701 | 27 | 0.0018% |
| 1973 | #4,436 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1972 | #3,604 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1971 | #3,835 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1970 | #3,144 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1969 | #3,668 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1968 | #3,215 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1967 | #3,121 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1966 | #3,445 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1965 | #3,457 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1964 | #3,756 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1963 | #4,098 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1962 | #2,846 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1961 | #2,208 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1960 | #2,071 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 1959 | #3,310 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1958 | #4,283 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #3,071 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1956 | #3,397 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1955 | #5,397 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #3,210 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1953 | #4,348 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #3,255 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1951 | #5,027 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #2,582 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1949 | #3,988 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1946 | #5,184 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1931 | #4,038 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1930 | #4,221 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1929 | #4,241 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1925 | #4,608 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #4,664 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1923 | #5,220 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1922 | #2,844 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1920 | #4,128 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1918 | #4,016 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1914 | #3,828 | 5 | 0.0007% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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