MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Farida mean?
Farīda is the feminine of the Arabic adjective farīd, unique or exceptional. Farid is the corresponding masculine personal name.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
फ़रीदा
Conventional spelling
Tamil
பரீதா
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
फरीदा
73,173 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Farida in Indian usage
80,239 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (99%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 79,462 records (99%).
- Recorded as male: 777 records (1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,106 |
| 1950s | 4,038 |
| 1960s | 12,748 |
| 1970s | 22,492 |
| 1980s | 25,995 |
| 1990s | 13,535 |
| Other decades | 325 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 30,892 |
| Bihar | 11,774 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 11,240 |
| Rajasthan | 10,820 |
| Jharkhand | 3,763 |
| Haryana | 2,866 |
| Maharashtra | 2,148 |
| Uttarakhand | 2,088 |
| Delhi | 1,517 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1,158 |
| Manipur | 406 |
| Goa | 385 |
| Punjab | 278 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 244 |
| Kerala | 242 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 130 |
| Other states | 288 |
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 | Farida / F | 15 | 1,892 |
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): Farida ↗ (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 Farida; Table_6, C1935 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Farida; Table_6, C1935
- Behind the Name: Farida ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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- Behind the Name: Farid ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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