The baby name Farlen is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa': '/ˈfɑːrlən/', 'respelling': 'FAR-len'}.
The baby name Farlen is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa': '/ˈfɑːrlən/', 'respelling': 'FAR-len'}.
Farlen is in Origin.
Farlen is a rare English given name taken from a surname. It most plausibly shortens the Scottish clan name MacFarlane, from Gaelic Mac Phàrlain, “son of Parlan.” Parlan is the Gaelic form of Bartholomew, ultimately from Aramaic bar-Talmai, “son of Talmai,” with Talmai often interpreted as “furrowed.” Some bearers also treat Farlen as a modern blend of Farley and Arlen, aligning it with contemporary, two-syllable -len names.
Documented as a first name chiefly in 20th–21st‑century North America, Farlen remains uncommon and stylistically unisex. Variants and near-forms include Farlan, Farlin, Farlon, Farland, and McFarlane/MacFarlane as the ancestral surname; related choices are Farley and Arlen. Nicknames such as Far, Len, or Lenny occur in casual use. Meaning summary: “son of Parlan/Bartholomew,” hence “son of Talmai” or “furrowed,” with the alternative modern-blend reading carrying no fixed traditional meaning.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #443 | 45 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #782 | 4 | 12,213 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Farlen is popular in 10 countries — most recent births per country:
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