Is Faris a boy or girl name?

Faris is a boy’s name. Of the 3,245 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.6% were girls and 99.4% were boys.

Faris

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Faris was most popular in 2025, when 150 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,693 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,693, with 150 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,245 people named Faris.

Faris over time

Births per year. The dot marks Faris’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Faris a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Faris is a boy’s name — 0.6% of the 3,245 Americans given it were girls and 99.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Faris

Where Faris is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org