Firas
Firas is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Firas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Firas is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Firas
American parents first put Firas on the record books as a baby boy name in 1978, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 22 Firass were born — ranking #4,391 that year. About 30% of every Firas on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Firas ranks #4,881 for baby boys with 20 births, gradually rising (+13%). All told, over 516 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Firas
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Firas. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Firas
Phonetically similar names — useful when Firas is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Fires
- Fairies
- Faries
- Ferries
- Pharaohs
- Ferrous
- Pharos
- Faeries
- Forres
- Forays
- Ferrys
- Feroz
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Firas
Firas is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 516 births in the dataset. Firas's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #3,224. Use the chart and map above to compare Firas'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.