Given name
Fareeda
“a unique woman”
Fareeda is a variant of Faridah. One Arabic interpretation is “a unique woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Fareeda is a variant of Faridah. One Arabic interpretation is “a unique woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Fareeda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 107
- 0 boys · 107 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 10 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 girls is 6 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 401 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Fareeda’s family of names
Fareeda has a related form in Faridah. Fareeda has a related form in Faridah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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