Is Farris a boy or girl name?

Farris is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 3,538 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 15.5% were girls and 84.5% were boys.

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Farris

Recorded 1897–2025 · United States

Farris was most popular in 1926, when 72 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,575 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,538 people named Farris.

Farris over time

Births per year. The dot marks Farris’s peak in 1926. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Farris a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Farris is mostly a boy’s name — 15.5% of the 3,538 Americans given it were girls and 84.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 27% girls and 73% 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 Farris

Where Farris 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