NameTides

Faris

Faris was the #1,297 boys' name in the US in 2025 (150 babies), and #379 in England & Wales and #555 in Canada.

Faris as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Faris as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaIrelandUS
Faris as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,297 (150)#379 (109)#316 (11)#676 (4)#555 (52)
2024#1,438 (126)#376 (111)#404 (8)#785 (3)#633 (43)
2023#1,735 (95)#487 (82)#728 (3)—#774 (32)
2022#1,523 (118)#606 (61)——#833 (30)
2021#1,667 (99)#577 (66)—#755 (3)#892 (27)
2020#1,473 (116)#513 (73)——#967 (23)
2019#1,564 (107)#512 (76)——#798 (30)
2018#1,539 (110)#511 (76)——#794 (30)
2017#1,341 (133)#522 (75)#733 (3)—#681 (37)
2016#1,694 (92)#585 (62)#707 (3)—#938 (24)
2015#1,444 (117)#571 (65)#588 (4)—#873 (26)
2014#1,362 (125)#540 (69)#680 (3)#715 (3)#878 (26)
2013#1,546 (102)#546 (66)#687 (3)—#1,109 (18)
2012#1,602 (97)#492 (77)——#837 (27)
2011#1,601 (96)#537 (65)——#896 (24)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,297.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1915.

How common is it?

about 1 in 11,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 2,500uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 3,100uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Faris is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 11,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 8,600 to 1 in 14,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Faris by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #870ILMichigan: #1,113MINew York: #770NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: #915NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,119CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #587VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,277NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,012TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Faris (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#39732
Quebec2025#7165

Faris (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
FarisCanadaBoys#55552
FarisEngland & WalesBoys#379109
FarisIrelandBoys#6764
FarisNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
FarisScotlandBoys#31611
FarisUSGirls—too few
FarisUSBoys#1,297150