NameTides

Waris

Waris was the #2,572 boys' name in the US in 2025 (51 babies), and #745 in England & Wales and #195 in Canada.

Waris as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Waris as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Waris as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
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 & WalesCanada
2025#2,572 (51)#745 (46)#195 (174)
2024#3,605 (31)#826 (39)#233 (143)
2023#3,802 (29)#1,207 (23)#362 (83)
2022#5,019 (19)#1,692 (14)#476 (59)
2021#4,780 (20)#1,860 (12)#564 (50)
2020#6,620 (12)#2,228 (9)#688 (37)
2019#5,153 (18)#2,266 (9)#1,101 (19)
2018#5,770 (15)#3,011 (6)#1,021 (21)
2017#5,526 (16)#1,812 (13)#764 (32)
2016#4,470 (22)#1,804 (13)#1,069 (20)
2015#10,644 (6)#3,373 (5)#1,458 (12)
2014#7,048 (11)#2,079 (10)#1,465 (12)
2013—#2,954 (6)#2,086 (7)
2012#12,274 (5)#3,987 (4)#2,666 (5)
2011#10,808 (6)#3,300 (5)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #2,572.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2003.

How common is it?

about 1 in 33,000 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 33,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 910common

Next year

On its recent trend, Waris is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 29,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 22,000 to 1 in 39,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Waris 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: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #934CAUtah: 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: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: 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: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth 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: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Waris (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#20767

Waris (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
WarisCanadaBoys#195174
WarisEngland & WalesBoys#74546
WarisNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
WarisNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
WarisUSBoys#2,57251