Faris

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Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Origin: Arabic

Meaning

Faris is an Arabic masculine given name and surname. In Arabic, Faris translates to "knight." In the Balkans, Faris is popular among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslav nations. It is similar to other popular names in the region, such as Haris and Daris.

From Wikipedia

Faris first appears in the data in 1915 and has been recorded in 84 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2017 with 133 babies (rank #1,342 that year). In 2024 it was given to 125 boys (rank #1,443). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Faris

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Faris yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3,094
Total babies (all years)
84
Years in the data
133
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
191513#2,099
19176#3,696
19187#3,482
191911#2,567
19209#3,042
19219#3,061
192210#2,878
19235#4,447
192411#2,712
19256#3,892
19268#3,223
192711#2,579
19288#3,178
19297#3,347
19318#2,937
19328#2,940
19348#2,816
19355#3,844
19366#3,285
19377#3,007
19387#2,971
19396#3,237
19425#3,747
19435#3,704
19466#3,293
19485#3,853
19528#2,942
19555#4,043
19565#4,126
19626#3,767
19665#4,130
19685#4,323
19698#3,405
19709#3,361
19715#5,163
19756#5,015
197710#3,689
19786#5,296
197910#3,897
19808#4,637
198112#3,483
198214#3,168
19836#5,705
198413#3,333
198511#3,881
198611#3,958
198715#3,242
198816#3,259
198916#3,508
199022#2,895
199115#3,876
199218#3,504
199326#2,737
199425#2,880
199525#2,868
199629#2,622
199746#1,971
199847#2,023
199943#2,179
200036#2,589
200154#1,989
200263#1,824
200366#1,804
200471#1,765
200575#1,760
200670#1,924
200797#1,609
2008106#1,526
200985#1,777
2010116#1,431
201196#1,601
201297#1,604
2013102#1,550
2014125#1,365
2015117#1,446
201692#1,699
2017133#1,342
2018110#1,541
2019107#1,567
2020116#1,476
202199#1,668
2022118#1,526
202395#1,736
2024125#1,443