Given name
Farhana
“one who is joyful; a bringer of happiness”
Farhana is a variant of Farah. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is joyful; a bringer of happiness.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Farhana is a variant of Farah. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is joyful; a bringer of happiness.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Farhana is a variant of Farah. An origin associated with Farah is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Farhana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 270
- 0 boys · 270 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 12 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 12 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,250 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.
Farhana’s family of names
Farhana has a related form in Farah. Farhana has a related form in FARHANAH. Farhana has a related form in FARHANAH.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Farhana
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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