Fard

♂ Boy

Pronounced FARD /ˈfɑrd/Medium

Meaning: Fard comes from the Arabic fard, meaning 'unique, single, incomparable', a term also used in Islamic theology for what is individually obligatory. It is best known in the United States as the surname of Wallace Fard Muhammad, who founded the Nation of Islam; the personal-name usage draws on the ordinary Arabic sense of 'singular'.Low

In 30 seconds: Fard is an Arabic name meaning 'unique' or 'singular'. In the United States it is also known as the surname of the Nation of Islam's founder. It stayed rare (said FARD).

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Origin LowArabic

MeaningFard comes from the Arabic fard, meaning 'unique, single, incomparable', a term also used in Islamic theology for what is individually obligatory. It is best known in the United States as the surname of Wallace Fard Muhammad, who founded the Nation of Islam; the personal-name usage draws on the ordinary Arabic sense of 'singular'.

U.S. rank (1998)#8832 ↘ Falling

1998 U.S. births6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1975

Total births (all-time)≈ 106

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Fard is an Arabic name from the word fard, 'unique, single, incomparable'. In American usage it is most recognizable as the surname of Wallace D. Fard Muhammad, the founder of the Nation of Islam, which is noted here simply as a matter of record; as a given name it rests on the plain Arabic meaning of singularity.

It was never common, given to only about sixteen boys a year at its peak in the nineteen-seventies. A boy named Fard then is around fifty today.

Did you know? Fard means 'unique, incomparable' in Arabic and, in Islamic law, also marks a duty that falls individually on each believer, giving the short name a distinctly singular sense.

Overall data confidence 35%

References - Fard — Arabic 'unique/singular'; also surname of Nation of Islam founder (noted neutrally)

Variations

FaridFardeenFardin

Nicknames

Far

Famous Bearers

★Wallace Fard Muhammad (c. 1877 - disappeared 1934)
founder of the Nation of Islam; Fard was his surname

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Fard mean?

In Arabic fard means 'unique, single, incomparable'; the word also has a specific sense in Islamic law.

How do you pronounce Fard?

It is said FARD, a single syllable rhyming with 'hard'.

Is Fard a boy or girl name?

Fard is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Fard?

It was always rare in the United States, given to only about sixteen boys a year at its peak in the nineteen-seventies.