Farris
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- FAIR-is
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,190 for boys
Farris is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
Where does Farris come from?
English or Scottish surname, or from Arabic Faris, 'knight'
Is Farris a girl's or a boy's name?
Farris is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Farris in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Farris, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Farris in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Farris in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Farris in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Farris, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 1923, with 56 boys. It first appears in the records in 1897.
Half of all the boys named Farris in the US since 1880 were born between 1927 and 1978, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1994, 17% of the babies named Farris in the US were girls.
Farris in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,196 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,710 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,207 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,716 |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,346 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,543 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,842 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 27 | #2,593 |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,218 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,160 |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,896 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,760 |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,197 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 19 | #2,528 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,690 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,777 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,097 |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,156 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,668 |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,790 |
| 1976 | 19 | #2,328 |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,635 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,547 |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,855 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,620 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,144 |
| 1970 | 23 | #1,846 |
| 1969 | 17 | #2,045 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,575 |
| 1967 | 24 | #1,572 |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,215 |
| 1965 | 24 | #1,594 |
| 1964 | 29 | #1,461 |
| 1963 | 23 | #1,658 |
| 1962 | 33 | #1,366 |
| 1961 | 25 | #1,601 |
| 1960 | 31 | #1,433 |
| 1959 | 21 | #1,758 |
| 1958 | 29 | #1,445 |
| 1957 | 28 | #1,486 |
| 1956 | 33 | #1,334 |
| 1955 | 33 | #1,312 |
| 1954 | 27 | #1,465 |
| 1953 | 33 | #1,303 |
| 1952 | 33 | #1,296 |
| 1951 | 39 | #1,149 |
| 1950 | 23 | #1,537 |
| 1949 | 37 | #1,162 |
| 1948 | 38 | #1,159 |
| 1947 | 29 | #1,362 |
| 1946 | 25 | #1,408 |
| 1945 | 43 | #971 |
| 1944 | 35 | #1,120 |
| 1943 | 43 | #1,018 |
| 1942 | 24 | #1,421 |
| 1941 | 31 | #1,187 |
| 1940 | 42 | #994 |
| 1939 | 37 | #1,052 |
| 1938 | 31 | #1,171 |
| 1937 | 48 | #896 |
| 1936 | 39 | #1,010 |
| 1935 | 37 | #1,057 |
| 1934 | 29 | #1,241 |
| 1933 | 43 | #961 |
| 1932 | 54 | #868 |
| 1931 | 41 | #1,050 |
| 1930 | 55 | #892 |
| 1929 | 31 | #1,272 |
| 1928 | 36 | #1,188 |
| 1927 | 44 | #1,060 |
| 1926 | 55 | #902 |
| 1925 | 37 | #1,164 |
| 1924 | 51 | #984 |
| 1923 | 56 | #913 |
| 1922 | 42 | #1,084 |
| 1921 | 51 | #981 |
| 1920 | 54 | #940 |
| 1919 | 49 | #959 |
| 1918 | 36 | #1,152 |
| 1917 | 35 | #1,132 |
| 1916 | 41 | #998 |
| 1915 | 43 | #952 |
| 1914 | 29 | #1,054 |
| 1913 | 23 | #1,049 |
| 1912 | 15 | #1,223 |
| 1911 | 14 | #895 |
| 1910 | 14 | #822 |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,083 |
| 1908 | 16 | #657 |
| 1907 | 10 | #865 |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,003 |
| 1905 | 9 | #836 |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 7 | #932 |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 11 | #784 |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,001 |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,056 |
Names like Farris
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Francis Freddie Otis Lewis Ellis Harris Frederick Harry Thomas Stanley William Leon
Names related to Farris
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Farris: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/farris, updated 20 October 2026.