Farris
Farris was the 7334th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1908, when it ranked 666th; the most babies were born in 1923 (56). Over the last ten years it has moved down 109 places. More babies were named Farris in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,334 boys, down 161 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11boys
- Girls and boys
- 24% girls, 76% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192356 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,538babies recorded
Farris popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #7,334 | — | 11 |
| 2020 | #15,893 | #7,173 | 5 | 11 |
| 2010 | — | #5,825 | — | 15 |
| 2000 | — | #3,457 | — | 24 |
| 1990 | #11,854 | #3,211 | 6 | 19 |
| 1980 | — | #3,152 | — | 14 |
| 1970 | — | #1,861 | — | 23 |
| 1960 | — | #1,442 | — | 31 |
| 1950 | #4,916 | #1,555 | 6 | 23 |
| 1940 | #4,568 | #998 | 5 | 42 |
| 1930 | #2,346 | #899 | 14 | 55 |
| 1920 | #4,129 | #943 | 7 | 54 |
| 1910 | — | #835 | — | 14 |
| 1900 | — | #804 | — | 11 |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Farris, counting every spelling?
Farris is a spelling of Faris, a name family that ranked #1,001 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #7,334 for Farris on its own. Together these spellings went to 210 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faris | 150 | #1,299 | 588 |
| Ferris | 38 | #3,149 | 228 |
| Farris | 11 | #7,334 | 58 |
| Fariz | 5 | #12,627 | 32 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Farris?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Farris (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Farris born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Farris.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Farris?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Farris are alive today, with a median age of 47; half are between 26 and 69. That makes Farris mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Farris: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Farris, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Farris
How popular is the name Farris?
Farris was the 7334th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1908, when it ranked 666th; the most babies were born in 1923 (56). Over the last ten years it has moved down 109 places. More babies were named Farris in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Farris a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 24% girls, 76% boys given the name Farris in the US.