Haris
Haris is a male Bosnian, Arabic and Greek unisex given name.
- Bosnian
- Urdu
- Indonesian
- Malay
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Bosnian
- Urdu
- Indonesian
- Malay
- Arabic
- Greek
The Story of Haris
The earliest SSA record of Haris as a baby boy name dates back to 1980, when 7 babies received it. 2002 was its biggest year on record, with 68 newborns named Haris — #1,708 in the national rankings. About 30% of every Haris on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Haris ranks #2,743 for baby boys with 47 births, falling sharply (-15%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Haris
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Haris. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Haris
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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 .
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.