Farid is an Arabic name that means "unique" or "precious", literally a pearl that stands alone, and it has been a favorite across the Islamic world since the Persian poet Farid ud-Din Attar in the 12th century. The Egyptian singer and actor Farid al-Atrash made it a household name in the Arab world. In the United States Farid is rare and used mainly in Arab, Persian and South Asian families; it climbed to number 2775 in 2025, its best rank so far.