Farris
Farris is a lake on the border of Telemark and Vestfold counties in Norway. The 20-kilometre (12 mi) long freshwater moraine-dammed lake is located mostly in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold, but the northwestern part of the lake is located in Siljan Municipality and Porsgrunn Municipality in Telemark. The large town of Larvik is located at the southern end of the lake.
Meaning & Origin of Farris
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Farris is a lake on the border of Telemark and Vestfold counties in Norway. The 20-kilometre (12 mi) long freshwater moraine-dammed lake is located mostly in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold, but the northwestern part of the lake is located in Siljan Municipality and Porsgrunn Municipality in Telemark. The large town of Larvik is located at the southern end of the lake.
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The Story of Farris
As a girl name
Farris first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1909, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1926, when 17 Farriss were born — ranking #2,165 that year. As of 2026, Farris ranks #13,455 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 547 Farriss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Farris first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1897, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1923, when 56 Farriss were born — ranking #913 that year. As of 2026, Farris ranks #6,829 for boys with 11 births, gradually falling (-11%). In total, more than 3K Farriss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Farris
Farris is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1897 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Farris's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #657. Use the chart and map above to compare Farris'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 .
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