Faris
Faris is an Arabic masculine given name and surname.
- Arabic
- Bosnian
- Malay
- Indonesian
Meaning & Origin of Faris
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Faris is an Arabic masculine given name and surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Bosnian
- Malay
- Indonesian
The Story of Faris
Faris first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 13 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 133 Fariss were born — ranking #1,340 that year. As of 2026, Faris ranks #1,517 for baby boys with 118 births, holding steady (+1%). In total, more than 3K Fariss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Faris
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Faris. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Faris
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About the name Faris
Faris is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Faris's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #1,340. Use the chart and map above to compare Faris's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.