Harris
Notable people with given name Harris include:Harris Allan, Canadian actor and recording artist Harris Andrews, Australian footballer with the Brisbane Lions Harris Armstrong (1899–1973), American modernist architect Harris Barron (1926–2017), American artist Harris Barton, American football player Harris Harding Bligh (1842-1918), Canadian lawyer and librarian Harris Blake (1929–2014), American…
Meaning & Origin of Harris
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Notable people with given name Harris include:Harris Allan, Canadian actor and recording artist Harris Andrews, Australian footballer with the Brisbane Lions Harris Armstrong (1899–1973), American modernist architect Harris Barron (1926–2017), American artist Harris Barton, American football player Harris Harding Bligh (1842-1918), Canadian lawyer and librarian Harris Blake (1929–2014), American…
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The Story of Harris
Harris first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 18 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 245 Harriss were born — ranking #387 that year. As of 2026, Harris ranks #1,395 for baby boys with 135 births, falling sharply (-25%). In total, more than 17K Harriss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Harris
Harris is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 17K births in the dataset. Harris's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #313. Use the chart and map above to compare Harris'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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