Waris
Boy · WAH-ris · Arabic
Waris is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “heir, inheritor”. In 2025 it ranked 799th for boys in the UK (46 babies) and 2,572nd for boys in the US (51 babies).
What does Waris mean?
Arabic: Urdu and Punjabi form of Arabic warith
“heir, inheritor”
Waris Shah was an 18th-century Punjabi Sufi poet best known for his version of the love story Heer Ranjha.
- Say it
- WAH-ris
Is Waris a girl's or a boy's name?
Waris is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 46 boys in the UK and 51 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Waris in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #799among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 46about 1 in 6,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 354% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 46 boys in the UK were named Waris, making it the 799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Waris of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Waris in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 52 boys in the UK were given Waris or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #666, up from #799 for this spelling alone.
- Waris 46
- Waaris 6
Among boys in 2025, it was 745th in England and Wales.
Waris in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | #799 |
| 2024 | 39 | #881 |
| 2023 | 24 | #1,247 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 2 | #5,064 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Waris in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,572among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 51about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 147% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 51 boys in the US were named Waris, making it the 2,572nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. It first appears in the records in 2003.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Waris of any year since it first appeared, in 2003.
Half of all the boys named Waris in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Waris in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51 | #2,572 |
| 2024 | 31 | #3,603 |
| 2023 | 29 | #3,799 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,015 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,776 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,469 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
Names like Waris
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zayan Zayaan Muhammad Arham Musa Zayd Hamza Rayyan Yahya Umar Zayn Azaan
Other spellings of Waris
Waaris
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