MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Farid mean?
Farid comes from Arabic farīd, unique or without a peer. The same word can denote a rare or exceptional thing, giving the name a sense of singular value.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
फ़रीद
Conventional spelling
Arabic
فريد
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
फरीद
27,215 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Farid in Indian usage
28,511 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (94.4%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,587 records (5.6%).
- Recorded as male: 26,924 records (94.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 789 |
| 1950s | 1,833 |
| 1960s | 3,792 |
| 1970s | 6,232 |
| 1980s | 9,502 |
| 1990s | 5,977 |
| Other decades | 386 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 15,801 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 3,350 |
| Bihar | 2,310 |
| Rajasthan | 2,296 |
| Maharashtra | 1,818 |
| Jharkhand | 1,317 |
| Uttarakhand | 829 |
| Haryana | 561 |
| Punjab | 113 |
| Other states | 116 |
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 | Farid / M | 7 | 2,952 |
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): Farid ↗ (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 Farid; Table_6, C3060 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Farid; Table_6, C3060
- Wiktionary: فريد ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.