Harris
Harris was the 1300th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 150 babies. Its best year was 1889, when it ranked 316th; the most babies were born in 1921 (245). Over the last ten years it has moved down 291 places. More babies were named Harris in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,300 boys, down 304 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 150boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1921245 babies
- Total since 1880
- 16,661babies recorded
Harris popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 189 since 1914, 6 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,300 | 150 |
| 2020 | #996 | 214 |
| 2010 | #1,445 | 115 |
| 2000 | #1,079 | 132 |
| 1990 | #1,069 | 99 |
| 1980 | #1,363 | 48 |
| 1970 | #1,008 | 65 |
| 1960 | #750 | 106 |
| 1950 | #511 | 173 |
| 1940 | #460 | 158 |
| 1930 | #435 | 182 |
| 1920 | #396 | 226 |
| 1910 | #486 | 33 |
| 1900 | #388 | 33 |
| 1890 | #447 | 17 |
| 1880 | #411 | 18 |
How popular is Harris, counting every spelling?
Harris is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,013 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,300 for Harris on its own. Together these spellings went to 206 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris | 150 | #1,300 | 868 |
| Haris | 56 | #2,428 | 282 |
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 Harris?
150 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Harris (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Harris 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 56 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Harris.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Harris?
About 8,900 people born in the US named Harris are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 12 and 60. That makes Harris mostly worn by children and young adults. 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.
Harris by state
How common Harris was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (2.6×), Tennessee (2.3×), Georgia (2.0×), North Carolina (1.9×). In 25 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Harris: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Harris, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Harris
How popular is the name Harris?
Harris was the 1300th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 150 babies. Its best year was 1889, when it ranked 316th; the most babies were born in 1921 (245). Over the last ten years it has moved down 291 places. More babies were named Harris in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Harris a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Harris in the US.
Where is Harris most popular?
In 2021–2025, Harris was most common in Alabama (0.27 per 1,000 boys), followed by Tennessee and Georgia.