Harris

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Notable people with given name Harris include: Harris Allan, Canadian actor and recording artist Harris Andrews, Australian footballer with the Brisbane Lions Harris Armstrong, American modernist architect Harris Barron, American artist Harris Barton, American football player Harris Harding Bligh, Canadian lawyer and librarian Harris Blake, American politician Harris Boyle, Irish soldier Harris Dickinson, English actor Harris Downey, American writer Harris Faulkner, American newscaster and television host Harris Hines, American judge Harris A.

From Wikipedia

Harris first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1921 with 245 babies (rank #387 that year). In 2024 it was given to 147 boys (rank #1,319). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Harris

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

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

16,505

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

245

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Harris

Harris Dickinsontelevision actor · b. 1996
Harris Yulinfilm actor · b. 1937

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	18	#411
1881	15	#450
1882	16	#459
1883	15	#468
1884	20	#406
1885	14	#510
1886	19	#408
1887	12	#528
1888	27	#355
1889	31	#316
1890	17	#447
1891	26	#335
1892	28	#365
1893	18	#440
1894	22	#404
1895	22	#421
1896	27	#373
1897	26	#371
1898	25	#400
1899	20	#420
1900	33	#388
1901	11	#657
1902	26	#397
1903	21	#455
1904	18	#524
1905	26	#425
1906	31	#390
1907	26	#459
1908	38	#376
1909	40	#379
1910	33	#486
1911	51	#402
1912	83	#428
1913	120	#388
1914	137	#407
1915	196	#383
1916	203	#388
1917	175	#429
1918	234	#391
1919	201	#412
1920	226	#396
1921	245	#387
1922	233	#392
1923	230	#392
1924	224	#411
1925	211	#413
1926	213	#414
1927	212	#414
1928	225	#400
1929	213	#397
1930	182	#435
1931	182	#417
1932	155	#459
1933	176	#408
1934	166	#438
1935	181	#409
1936	142	#472
1937	158	#444
1938	144	#483
1939	143	#477
1940	158	#460
1941	150	#480
1942	176	#468
1943	160	#489
1944	157	#483
1945	180	#443
1946	161	#508
1947	190	#488
1948	166	#510
1949	170	#510
1950	173	#511
1951	136	#597
1952	144	#581
1953	156	#573
1954	141	#622
1955	137	#635
1956	132	#662
1957	124	#687
1958	113	#707
1959	106	#744
1960	106	#751
1961	86	#828
1962	83	#836
1963	99	#768
1964	78	#863
1965	67	#905
1966	82	#806
1967	75	#830
1968	60	#942
1969	58	#1,012
1970	65	#1,008
1971	59	#1,060
1972	71	#962
1973	67	#990
1974	61	#1,055
1975	70	#982
1976	50	#1,230
1977	63	#1,095
1978	64	#1,093
1979	80	#996
1980	48	#1,363
1981	74	#1,063
1982	62	#1,168
1983	57	#1,208
1984	68	#1,088
1985	78	#1,044
1986	72	#1,104
1987	81	#1,063
1988	100	#966
1989	104	#1,004
1990	99	#1,069
1991	110	#1,033
1992	110	#1,046
1993	115	#1,031
1994	103	#1,113
1995	118	#1,024
1996	102	#1,157
1997	115	#1,103
1998	132	#1,027
1999	134	#1,035
2000	132	#1,079
2001	135	#1,070
2002	143	#1,063
2003	138	#1,114
2004	132	#1,181
2005	116	#1,310
2006	136	#1,232
2007	151	#1,171
2008	139	#1,254
2009	121	#1,405
2010	115	#1,445
2011	117	#1,420
2012	139	#1,268
2013	151	#1,189
2014	176	#1,090
2015	203	#1,008
2016	212	#972
2017	193	#1,043
2018	202	#1,020
2019	202	#1,030
2020	214	#996
2021	219	#1,000
2022	174	#1,172
2023	177	#1,166
2024	147	#1,319