MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Farhana mean?
Farhana is the feminine form of Arabic farhan, “joyful”. Its root farah supplies the ordinary word for happiness and is productive in several personal names.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Arabic
فرحانة
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
फ़रहाना
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
फरहाना
21,095 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Farhana in Indian usage
3,285 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,025 |
| 1990s | 1,867 |
| Other decades | 393 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 1,065 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1,042 |
| Delhi | 1,036 |
| Other states | 142 |
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 | Farhana / F | 5 | 4,201 |
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 (Wiktionary): Farhana ↗ (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 Farhana; Table_6, C4407 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Farhana; Table_6, C4407
- Wiktionary: فرحان ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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- Behind the Name: Farhana ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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