Fun Facts About the Name Farzana
- 210 babies named Farzana: U.S. records list 210 babies given the name Farzana from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Farzana Mean?
Farzana is a feminine name from Persian, derived from the adjective farzāna (فرزانہ), meaning "wise," "sensible," or "learned." The word is related to farzān, "wise" or "learned," and the name uses the adjective directly rather than through a separate symbolic interpretation. In Iran, the related form is usually Farzaneh; Farzana is the South Asian form, where the final -a is pronounced.
Farzana Name History & Origins
Farzana belongs to the Persian linguistic world. Persian is the source of the word, and Urdu and other South Asian languages adopted it through the influence of Persian literature and court culture. In Urdu the name is written فرزانہ and pronounced with stress on the second syllable. It is used as a feminine given name in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan; in Iran the related form is Farzaneh.
Classical Persian poetry and prose use farzāna as an ordinary adjective for a wise or sensible person, and the name draws on that usage. Related names include the Iranian Farzaneh and the masculine Farzan.
How Popular is the Name Farzana?
Farzana 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 1997. Its best rank was #6,986 in 1997.
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 | #13,762 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #13,977 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #17,419 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #11,498 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #15,888 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #18,413 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #18,535 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #15,754 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #15,110 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #13,201 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #10,719 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #10,496 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #8,202 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #10,673 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #8,804 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #6,986 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #9,040 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #7,191 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #7,174 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #12,256 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #13,672 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #9,006 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #12,413 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #9,084 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #7,974 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #11,195 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #10,873 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #8,882 | 6 | 0.0004% |
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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