Given name & surname
Farra
“fair-haired woman”·“one who bears the burden”
Farra is a variant of Farrah. Interpretations include “fair-haired woman” and “one who bears the burden”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Farra is a variant of Farrah. Interpretations include “fair-haired woman” and “one who bears the burden”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Farra is a variant of Farrah. Farrah has been associated with English and Arabic naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Farra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 118
- 0 boys · 118 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 20 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 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 20 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 241 as a first name in 2020; 831 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.
Farra’s family of names
Farra has a related form in Farrah. In Greek usage, Farra as a surname is a transliteration of Φάρρα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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