Pharah is a romanization of ফারাহ. ফারাহ comes from Classical Persian, and ultimately from Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Pharah through the years
Babies since 1880
110
0 boys · 110 girls
Most popular year
2018
16 babies
2025
6
#14,508 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−15%
Easing
Pharah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2007–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,508 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 15.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 2018.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Pharah’s family of names
In Bengali usage, Pharah is a Roman-alphabet rendering of ফারাহ.