The baby name Farman is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced far-MAHN (IPA: /fɑrˈmɑːn/).
Farman is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Farman is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced far-MAHN (IPA: /fɑrˈmɑːn/).
Farman is Persian in Origin.
Farman (Persian: فرمان, farmān) is a masculine name of Persian origin meaning “order, decree, royal mandate.” The noun arose in Middle Persian (framān) and is linked to Persian farmūdan “to command.” It passed into many languages of the Persianate world; in Urdu and Arabic it keeps the sense of an authoritative command, while Ottoman Turkish ferman denoted an imperial edict. As a given name, it suggests authority, decisiveness, and respect for lawful order.
Usage is strongest among Muslim communities from Iran and Afghanistan to Pakistan and northern India, and it appears in Turkish- and Kurdish-speaking contexts as well. Mughal and Ottoman court culture popularized the word, which later inspired personal names and compounds such as Farman Ali and Farmanullah (“command of God”). Variants and transliterations include Farmān, Ferman (Turkish/Kurdish), and Firman (Indonesian/Malay). Related surnames occur regionally, but the given name remains distinctly masculine.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| TM | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 614 |
| AZ | 0 | #42 | 2 | 706 | |
| GE | 0 | #44 | 1 | 997 | |
| AF | 0 | #68 | 9 | 1,883 | |
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #92 | 3 | 2,402 |
| IQ | 0 | #100 | 30 | 3,533 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #107 | 4 | 2,055 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #109 | 2,035 | 13,071 |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #124 | 8 | 1,400 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #137 | 3 | 6,332 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| AE | 0 | #180 | 8 | 10,220 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #208 | 64 | 3,535 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| BD | 0 | #239 | 3 | 5,992 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #242 | 5,846 | 28,008 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #256 | 12 | 6,912 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| SA | 0 | #274 | 22 | 10,560 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #276 | 14 | 6,578 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #300 | 4 | 7,909 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #325 | 7 | 9,639 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #329 | 1,389 | 22,615 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #337 | 7 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #352 | 3 | 12,352 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #370 | 27 | 15,987 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #390 | 38 | 2,041 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #442 | 728 | 16,750 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #452 | 53 | 11,303 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #452 | 522 | 17,948 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #476 | 30 | 12,621 |
| BH | 0 | #494 | 60 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #499 | 55 | 20,968 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #523 | 185 | 18,093 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #527 | 26 | 10,162 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #538 | 235 | 18,755 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #555 | 22 | 10,045 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #555 | 7 | 19,177 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #587 | 45 | 13,121 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #677 | 6 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #699 | 237 | 25,931 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #733 | 7 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #921 | 5 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #924 | 29 | 5,697 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #937 | 15 | 5,873 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #992 | 120 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| TR | 0 | #1,114 | 98 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,167 | 12 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,431 | 41 | 10,046 |
Farman is popular in 48 countries — most recent births per country:
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