The baby name Farhad is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced far-HAHD.
The baby name Farhad is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced far-HAHD.
Farhad is Iranian, Persian in Origin.
Farhad is a Persian masculine name (Persian: فرهاد), descended from Middle Persian Farhād and ultimately Old Iranian Frahāta, a formation from the prefix fra- “forth, forward” and the root hāt-/had- “to obtain.” It is commonly interpreted as “merited, deserved,” and by extension “advanced, promoted” or “one who has prospered,” evoking ideas of attainment and growth.
The name is deeply embedded in Persianate literature through the legend of Shirin and Farhad, popularized by Nizami Ganjavi and later retold in Ottoman and Mughal traditions, where Farhad symbolizes steadfast love and tireless devotion. It remains well used across Iran, the Caucasus, Anatolia, Central Asia, and South Asia. Variants and transliterations include Farhād, Ferhad/Ferhat (Turkish, Kurdish, Bosnian), Farhod (Tajik, Uzbek), and occasionally Farhaad in Urdu; Phraates represents the ancient cognate. Note that Farhat (Arabic, “joy”) is etymologically distinct, though sometimes conflated.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF | Boys | 0 | #11 | 1,179 | 3,535 |
| MV | 0 | #18 | 2 | 644 | |
| AF | 0 | #22 | 68 | 1,883 | |
| BN | 0 | #31 | 2 | 2,297 | |
| TM | Boys | 0 | #32 | 5 | 614 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #55 | 5,676 | 10,162 |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #62 | 33 | 2,402 |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #71 | 9 | 3,375 |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #75 | 1 | 1,051 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #75 | 2,874 | 13,071 |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| CN | 0 | #84 | 3 | 3,857 | |
| IQ | 0 | #84 | 46 | 3,533 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #94 | 39 | 1,400 |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #108 | 3 | 2,055 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #111 | 1,376 | 10,045 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| OM | 0 | #117 | 5 | 6,215 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #124 | 2 | 2,087 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #128 | 4 | 3,473 |
| GR | 0 | #131 | 5 | 3,911 | |
| IR | 0 | #133 | 107 | 4,221 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #135 | 5 | 6,332 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #136 | 2 | 1,769 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| BD | 0 | #138 | 91 | 5,992 | |
| Norway | Boys | 2002 | #142 | 4 | 471 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| AE | 0 | #153 | 25 | 10,220 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #154 | 174 | 6,578 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #172 | 3 | 3,954 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2020 | #176 | 2 | 1,548 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| RU | 0 | #190 | 5 | 3,641 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 3,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 4,970 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #239 | 29 | 6,912 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #261 | 65 | 7,401 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #284 | 14 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #285 | 11 | 10,560 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #300 | 6 | 6,530 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 5,122 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #316 | 42 | 8,477 |
| Canada | Boys | 2014 | #327 | 5 | 2,348 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #328 | 4 | 9,639 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #335 | 9 | 15,378 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #343 | 44 | 8,413 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #353 | 156 | 12,621 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #357 | 86 | 2,180 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| BH | 0 | #367 | 188 | 17,937 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #370 | 27 | 15,987 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #371 | 57 | 2,041 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #377 | 5 | 7,951 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #378 | 1,149 | 22,615 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #384 | 150 | 8,334 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #384 | 6 | 7,057 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #385 | 3 | 2,865 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #399 | 106 | 11,303 |
| EG | 0 | #410 | 3 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #411 | 614 | 17,948 |
| Germany | 0 | #412 | 26 | 2,542 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #427 | 291 | 18,093 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #431 | 2,729 | 28,008 |
| ZA | 0 | #437 | 11 | 14,421 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #458 | 9 | 10,523 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #499 | 17 | 19,177 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #516 | 38 | 20,968 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #523 | 253 | 18,755 |
| LY | 0 | #523 | 13 | 12,703 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #523 | 176 | 17,960 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #553 | 5 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #554 | 8 | 10,655 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #559 | 460 | 5,697 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #574 | 13 | 18,916 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #595 | 13 | 10,983 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #627 | 56 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #638 | 21 | 13,263 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #650 | 5 | 13,121 |
| SY | 0 | #665 | 64 | 11,684 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #732 | 221 | 5,873 |
| TR | 0 | #742 | 627 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #813 | 123 | 25,931 |
| TN | 0 | #861 | 5 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #887 | 6 | 7,044 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #913 | 18 | 5,610 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #920 | 82 | 16,750 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #942 | 170 | 25,439 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,049 | 130 | 25,619 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,196 | 4 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,230 | 5 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,239 | 233 | 10,046 |
Farhad is popular in 72 countries — most recent births per country:
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