Farris Boy & girl

How popular is Farris?

#7,190 boy name in 2025

11 baby boys were named Farris in the US in 2025, making it the 7190th most popular boy name.

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1,732living people named Farris (est.)
48median age of people named Farris
3,538babies named Farris since 1880
1 in 301,395US babies born in 2025

Farris popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#7,190 for boys (▲ 62 from 2024)
Babies in 202511 boys
10-year trendSteady (0% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#7,061 in 2015, #7,029 in 2020
Peak year1923 (56 boys)
Highest rank#657 in 1908
First recorded1897
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)73% boys, 27% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Farris counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Faris family of names ranked #936 for boys in 2025 (#1,003 the year before), with 224 babies in all.

SpellingBoys in 2025Share
Faris 150 67%
Fares 48 21%
Farris 11 5%
Faraz 5 2%
Fariz 5 2%
Pharez 5 2%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Farris by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1890s11#1,001
1900s68#657
1910s299#822
1920s457#902
1930s414#868
1940s347#971
1950s299#1,149
1960s230#1,366
1970s156#1,846
1980s147#2,528
1990s187#2,593
2000s170#3,417
2010s137#5,197
2020s69#6,142

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Questions

Is Farris a boy or girl name?
Farris is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 73% of babies named Farris were boys and 27% were girls.
How popular is the name Farris?
11 baby boys were named Farris in the US in 2025, making it the 7190th most popular boy name.
When was Farris most popular?
Farris peaked in 1923, when 56 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #657 in 1908.
How many people are named Farris?
3,538 babies have been named Farris in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,732 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 48.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.