Farrah
Meaning
"joy, happiness, delight"
Origin: Arabic
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #1,151
- Total SSA Count
- 209
- Syllables
- 2
- Formality
- Moderate
- Nicknames
- Fara, Far
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"joy, happiness, delight"
Origin: Arabic
"resembling smoke, smoky in quality"
Origin: Old English
Farrah is more popular, ranked #1151 vs #16064 for Smokey.
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Farrah is more popular, ranked #1151 compared to Smokey at #16064 in the United States.
Farrah means "joy, happiness, delight" (Arabic origin). Smokey means "resembling smoke, smoky in quality" (Old English origin).
Farrah is primarily a girl name. Smokey is primarily a boy name.