Farris
Masculine · “knight”
Farris is given to both — 2,991 boys and 547 girls since 1880. See Farris as a girl nameSee other names given to both
Farris reaches American records by two roads that meet in one sound: a British surname, and the Arabic Faris, a horseman or knight. It is two syllables, stressed at the front, and given mostly to boys with a real minority of girls.
How old is the name Farris?
Farris first appears in US birth records in 1897 — 128 years ago. The typical Farris alive today was born around 1947, making them about 78 years old. About 1,500 people named Farris are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Farris most popular?
Farris peaked in 1908, reaching #657 nationally. Today it ranks #7194, 6,537 places below that high. See the whole 1908 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Faris / Ferris to Farris
The story of Farris
Farris and Ferris are British surnames, and one Ferris gave America its most famous fairground ride: George Ferris, an engineer, built a giant turning wheel for the Chicago World's Fair to answer the Eiffel Tower of the Paris fair before it, and every Ferris wheel since carries his name. Among Arab American families, Faris, the knight, came to America as a given name and was often spelled Farris. Both roads lead to the same spelling.
Meaningscholars disagree
knight, horseman, as the Arabic Faris; or a surname
In Arabic, Faris means horseman or knight and is a common given name. The British surname Farris or Ferris has other roots, possibly from Fergus or from a French place-name. The record does not say which road a family took.
How the name formed
- Faris / Ferris
- Farris
Related forms: Faris · Ferris
Pronouncing Farris
FAIR-is
Stress on the first syllable. Arabic Faris is FAH-ris.
Nicknames for Farris
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1897
- Most boys named
- 192655 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #657reached in 1908
- Change vs 2022
- −21.4%11 in 2025, from 14
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Farris in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Faris in Arabic — related form
- Ferris in English — related form
Farriss among us
people named Farris are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 155,280 born in 2025 was named Farris
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Spellings of Farris
- #7194
- Farris on the 2025 chart
- #756
- counting every spelling
The SSA counts spellings, not names. Farris went to 11 boys in 2025, but Faris, Faaris and Fariz are the same name said out loud. Together the 4 spellings went to 172, which makes it the 756th most-given boys’ name of the year — 6,438 places above the chart.
- Faris150
- Farris11
- Faaris6
- Fariz5
About 1 boy in 9,931 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 155,280 for Farris itself.
Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Farris sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Farris beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Farris in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- It works across English and Arabic traditions.
- It is short and distinctive.
- Many will think of the Ferris wheel or of Ferris Bueller.
- Most children given it are boys; a girl named Farris may be taken for a boy on paper.
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Frequently asked
- How many Farriss are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,500 people named Farris are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How do you spell Farris?
- Farris is one of 4 recorded spellings. Faris is the more common one — 150 births in 2025 against 11 for Farris.
- How popular is the name Farris in 2025?
- Farris ranks #7194 among US boy names in 2025, with 11 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Farris?
- About 1 in every 155,280 US boys born in 2025 was named Farris — 11 in all.
- Will my child share the name Farris with classmates?
- Farris will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Farris
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