Haris
Haris is a male Bosnian, Arabic and Greek unisex given name.
Meaning & Origin of Haris
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Haris is a male Bosnian, Arabic and Greek unisex given name.
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The Story of Haris
Haris first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1980, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 68 Hariss were born — ranking #1,708 that year. As of 2026, Haris ranks #2,743 for baby boys with 47 births, falling sharply (-15%). In total, more than 2K Hariss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Haris
Haris is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Haris's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #1,708. Use the chart and map above to compare Haris'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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