Given name & surname
Farrin
“of the land”·“a baker”·“one who is adventurous”
Farrin is a variant of Farran. Interpretations include “of the land”, “a baker”, and “one who is adventurous”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Farrin is a variant of Farren. One English interpretation is “one who is adventurous; an explorer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Farrin is a variant of Farran. Interpretations include “of the land”, “a baker”, and “one who is adventurous”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Farrin is a variant of Farren. One English interpretation is “one who is adventurous; an explorer.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Farrin is a variant of Farran. Farran has been associated with Irish, Arabic, and English naming traditions. Farrin is a variant of Farren. An origin associated with Farren is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Farrin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 138
- 15 boys · 123 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 18 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 8 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 269 as a first name in 2020; 346 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.
Farrin’s family of names
Farrin has a related form in Farren. Farrin has a related form in Farran.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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