Haris
Boy · HA-ris · Arabic
Haris is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “guardian; also ploughman”. In 2025 it ranked 346th for boys in the UK (138 babies) and 2,421st for boys in the US (56 babies).
What does Haris mean?
Arabic: from haris, guardian, or a form of Harith
“guardian; also ploughman”
Common in Bosnia and in Pakistani families, where it often stands for the Arabic Harith, meaning ploughman.
- Say it
- HA-ris
Is Haris a girl's or a boy's name?
Haris is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 138 boys in the UK and 56 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Haris in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #346among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 138about 1 in 2,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 138 boys in the UK were named Haris, making it the 346th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 356th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 160 boys.
Half of all the boys named Haris in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 455 boys in the UK were given Haris or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #139, up from #346 for this spelling alone.
- Harris 317
- Haris 138
Among boys in 2025, it was 340th in England and Wales and 278th in Scotland.
Haris in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 138 | #346 |
| 2024 | 138 | #352 |
| 2023 | 143 | #343 |
| 2022 | 146 | #346 |
| 2021 | 151 | #339 |
| 2020 | 142 | #356 |
| 2019 | 140 | #362 |
| 2018 | 144 | #353 |
| 2017 | 145 | #368 |
| 2016 | 139 | #375 |
| 2015 | 158 | #335 |
| 2014 | 149 | #342 |
| 2013 | 149 | #325 |
| 2012 | 140 | #354 |
| 2011 | 130 | #366 |
| 2010 | 133 | #355 |
| 2009 | 148 | #317 |
| 2008 | 144 | #319 |
| 2007 | 160 | #276 |
| 2006 | 114 | #337 |
| 2005 | 113 | #313 |
| 2004 | 106 | #317 |
| 2003 | 111 | #301 |
| 2002 | 88 | #333 |
| 2001 | 83 | #353 |
| 2000 | 67 | #391 |
| 1999 | 73 | #370 |
| 1998 | 61 | #411 |
| 1997 | 38 | #535 |
| 1996 | 31 | #590 |
How popular is Haris in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,421among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 56about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 56 boys in the US were named Haris, making it the 2,421st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,167th. Its busiest year was 2002, with 68 boys. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the boys named Haris in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 206 boys in the US were given Haris or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #976, up from #2,421 for this spelling alone.
- Harris 150
- Haris 56
Haris in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | #2,421 |
| 2024 | 46 | #2,789 |
| 2023 | 64 | #2,220 |
| 2022 | 54 | #2,516 |
| 2021 | 62 | #2,252 |
| 2020 | 64 | #2,167 |
| 2019 | 56 | #2,393 |
| 2018 | 63 | #2,188 |
| 2017 | 61 | #2,185 |
| 2016 | 57 | #2,305 |
| 2015 | 60 | #2,234 |
| 2014 | 47 | #2,580 |
| 2013 | 38 | #2,953 |
| 2012 | 47 | #2,593 |
| 2011 | 57 | #2,260 |
| 2010 | 43 | #2,786 |
| 2009 | 48 | #2,584 |
| 2008 | 56 | #2,326 |
| 2007 | 53 | #2,416 |
| 2006 | 58 | #2,204 |
| 2005 | 49 | #2,361 |
| 2004 | 56 | #2,098 |
| 2003 | 64 | #1,842 |
| 2002 | 68 | #1,705 |
| 2001 | 54 | #1,978 |
| 2000 | 48 | #2,083 |
| 1999 | 56 | #1,775 |
| 1998 | 46 | #2,037 |
| 1997 | 29 | #2,676 |
| 1996 | 43 | #2,013 |
| 1995 | 37 | #2,173 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,320 |
| 1993 | 27 | #2,635 |
| 1992 | 27 | #2,593 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,773 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,011 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
Names like Haris
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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