Farah is an Arabic name that means "joy" or "happiness" and is used from Morocco to Pakistan. Farah Pahlavi, the last empress of Iran, carried it onto the world stage, while the actress Farrah Fawcett made the double-r spelling an American favorite in the 1970s. Farah ranked number 1927 in 2000, peaked at number 1290 in 2018 and stands at number 1350 in 2025.