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Farrin

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Pronounced FAIR-in /ˈfɛrɪn/Low

Meaning: Farrin is a spelling of Farren or Ferrin, an English surname taken into use as a first name. It derives from the Old French ferrant, 'iron-gray,' or an occupational sense tied to iron and the smith's trade. As a given name it is soft and unisex, used here for a girl.Low

In 30 seconds: Farrin is a variant of Farren, an English surname from Old French for 'iron-gray' or the smith's trade. Rare and recent, it peaked around 1987 (said FAIR-in).
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Origin LowEnglish, French
MeaningFarrin is a spelling of Farren or Ferrin, an English surname taken into use as a first name. It derives from the Old French ferrant, 'iron-gray,' or an occupational sense tied to iron and the smith's trade. As a given name it is soft and unisex, used here for a girl.
U.S. rank (2020)#11424 ↗ Rising
2020 U.S. births8 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1987
Total births (all-time)≈ 123

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198719862020

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

Farrin is a variant of the surname Farren or Ferrin, which traces to the Old French ferrant, 'iron-gray,' and to occupational names for those who worked with iron. Carried over as a given name, it has a light, breezy sound that fit the late-twentieth-century taste for surname-style first names.

The name stayed rare, surfacing quietly and peaking around 1987 with only about twenty girls a year, though it lingered in the records for decades. A girl named Farrin then is in her late thirties today.

Did you know? Farren and its spellings work equally well for girls and boys, part of a wave of soft surname-names that families adopted as gentle, gender-neutral first names.
Overall data confidence 40%
References - Farrin — Variant of Farren/Ferrin; Old French ferrant 'iron-gray'

Variations

FarrenFerrinFaren

Nicknames

FarRin

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Farrin mean?

It is a variant of Farren or Ferrin, an English surname from the Old French for 'iron-gray' or the smith's trade.

How do you pronounce Farrin?

It is said FAIR-in /ˈfɛrɪn/, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Farrin a boy or girl name?

Farrin is used here as a girl's name.

How popular is Farrin?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-eighties.

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