Farida

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Фарида in RU Russia, KZ Kazakhstan, KG Kyrgyzstan and 4 more, Radha in IN India, NO Norway, CZ Czechia and 3 more, Faridah in MY Malaysia, ID Indonesia and Рада in UA Ukraine, BG Bulgaria.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 6 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Farida is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• French given name95K records spelled Farida28 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Spain, United States, Brazil

  Languages: French, Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Fárida, Fàrida, Fařida, Farída, Farïda

• Indonesian given name88K records spelled Farida7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Philippines

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written Farida', 'Farida, Fárida, Fäřidä, Färïdä

• a separate given name4.3K records spelled Farida7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, United States, Morocco, Ethiopia

  Also written Fárida, Färidä, Farída, Fărida, Farīdā

• Norwegian Bokmål given name1.5K records spelled Farida7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Norway, Denmark, United States, India

  Languages: Norwegian Bokmål, Danish, Norwegian

  Also written Fàřìďâ

• Finnish given name756 records spelled Farida4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Finland, India, Estonia, Nigeria

  Languages: Finnish, Estonian

  Also written Färidä

47 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Farida is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Arabic, unique, matchless, singular, precious; feminine of Farid

  as a name·A Dictionary of Muslim Names

• In Swedish, Farida är en femininform till → Farid. Feride är en turkisk form.

  as a name·Förnamn i Sverige. Kortfattat namnlexikon

• In Arabic, unique, matchless; fem. of Farid

  as a name·A Dictionary of Muslim Names

• precious pearl, only one, unique.

  as a name·African Names

• In German, weibl. Vom., weibliche Form von

  as a name·DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

IN naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls) — 96 years between 1899–2016. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Farida of Egyptb. 1921EGEgyptian queen consort (1921–1988)
• Farida Khanumb. 1929INPakistani classical singer
• Farida Jalalb. 1950INIndian actress
• Farida Shaheedb. 1950PKsociologist and feminist human rights activist
• Bobitab. 1953BDnot in their usual nameBangladeshi film actress
• Farida Parveenb. 1954BDBangladeshi singer (1954–2025)
• Farida Khelfab. 1960FRFrench actress and model
• Farida Rahouadjb. 1965FRFrench actress
• Farida Osmanb. 1995USEgyptian swimmer
• Farida Benkhetacheactress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 508 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Farida?

We estimate roughly 88 thousand people bear Farida (counting its spellings and scripts) across 10 countries in our records.

In which country does Farida have the most bearers?

Farida is most frequently recorded in India, where it is most often spelled radha.

Where is Farida most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Farida is densest in Sweden — about 1 in 329 people — even though India holds more of our records for it.

How common is Farida compared with other names?

In India, Farida is the 84th most common given name of 4,777,337 given names recorded there.

Is Farida a male or female name?

Farida is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Farida mean?

Recorded meaning: Muslim: 'precious pearl', 'only one', 'unique'.