MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Farhan mean?
Farhan is an Arabic adjective derived from the root for joy. It is used across Urdu speaking and other South Asian naming contexts.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
फ़रहान
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
फरहान
9,357 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Farhan in Indian usage
11,439 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (90.5%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,088 records (9.5%).
- Recorded as male: 10,351 records (90.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 769 |
| 1980s | 3,823 |
| 1990s | 6,678 |
| Other decades | 169 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 6,237 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,275 |
| Bihar | 1,228 |
| Maharashtra | 583 |
| Delhi | 563 |
| Rajasthan | 465 |
| Kerala | 429 |
| Jharkhand | 269 |
| Uttarakhand | 156 |
| Other states | 234 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Farhan / M | 25 | 1,153 |
| Scotland | Farhan / M | 4 | 647 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Farhan ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Farhan; Table_6, C1173 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Farhan; Table_6, C1173
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Farhan; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Farhan; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy
- Wiktionary: فرحان ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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