Farrah

As stated above, we know exactly when Americans got interested in the name Farrah: 1976. This was the year that Farrah Fawcett made a massive splash into American pop-culture and became an instant iconic beauty. Her rise to fame was dizzying between her starring role on “Charlie’s Angels” and her best-selling bathing suit poster which donned the walls of every adolescent male bedroom across the country. In 1976, the name Farrah soared from the darkness into position #276 on the charts. We cannot underscore what a remarkable triumph this is for a name to come out of nowhere and achieve a level of popularity that quickly. A more modern example of this kind of celebrity influence came in the mid-1990s when singer Aaliyah’s name soared to the top of the American naming charts in a single year. However, for Farrah, as fame is fleeting, her name only achieved ūber-popularity briefly and disappeared from the charts by the 1980s. The name only recently reemerged in 2010 which is the year after Farrah Fawcett sadly succumbed to her long battle with cancer. American parents were reminded of her pretty moniker and began using it on their baby daughters again. Because the name is so strongly associated with Farrah Fawcett, many people think it’s a better choice for blondes over brunettes or red-headed children. In any case, most people would agree that Farrah is a beautiful, natural, strong and “joyful” name.