Farida
From Arabic *farīda*, a word for something one of a kind, a single pearl set apart from the rest. In Poland the name lives up to it: fewer than 200 women carry it, and most Poles have never met one.
Farida Pronunciation
Farida is pronounced fah-REE-dah (/faˈrida/).
What Farida means
Where Farida comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Farida comes from Arabic, where farīda names something one of a kind, a single precious pearl set apart from the rest. Its short meaning in English is simple. Unique. That reading sits close to the word's own sense, so it is not a gloss added later.
A real bearer anchors the name. Farida of Egypt, born Safinaz Zulficar in 1921, took the name when she married King Farouk in 1938. Farouk kept his household to names starting with F, and Safinaz became Farida. She was queen until 1948.
On a Polish class register, Farida stands out among the Zuzannas and Julias. The Arabic root behind farīda also gives fard, meaning single or one.
How many people are named Farida
1 in 131069 women in Poland is named Farida. 172 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2435 among female names.
Farida's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.
Farida as a middle name
Farida is a first name for 172 women in Poland and a middle name for another 36, an 83/17 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 1160th, between Fabienne (36) and Ferdynanda (36).
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#1158 Elina36
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#1159 Fabienne36
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#1160 Farida36
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#1161 Ferdynanda36
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#1162 Karoline36