Farah

Farah is a female given name: 98% of people named Farah are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 2%Female 98%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 2% male / 98% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Arabic and Persian countries, Azerbaijan
US births since 1880: 98 male / 5,001 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Farah

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Farah," in English, "Guten Tag Farah," in German. Farah is a female given name: about 98% of people named Farah are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Farah,

German

Guten Tag Farah,

French

Bonjour Farah,

Spanish

Estimado/a Farah:

Chinese

Farah您好：

Japanese

Farah様

English

Hi Farah,

German

Hi Farah,

French

Salut Farah,

Spanish

Hola Farah,

Chinese

Farah你好：

Japanese

Farahさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Farah by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	woman's name	2%
Arabic and Persian countries	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Azerbaijan	uncommon	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

98 male · 5,001 female · 5,099 births recorded

Male 2%Female 98%

Since 1980: 2% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Farah a male or female name?

Farah is a female given name: 98% of people named Farah are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Farah in an email?

Is Farah a unisex name?

Farah is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Farah are men. Farah leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Farah a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/farah (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_farah,
  title  = {Is Farah a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/farah},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}