Given name & surname
Faraji
“one who provides consolation”
Faraji is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “one who provides consolation.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “one who provides consolation.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Faraji through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 50
- 50 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 300 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Faraji’s family of names
Faraji has a related form in Farajea. Faraji has a related form in Farajee. Faraji has a related form in Farajey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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If you love Faraji, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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