Fares
“horseman, knight”
Boy’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 379th
- births in 2023–2025
- 675
- babies born in France
- 1 in 4,484
- −3.5% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2010
Meaning and origin of Fares
Fares means “horseman, knight” and is of Arabic origin.
Popularity of Fares in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2010.
- Over recent years, Fares has been stable (−3.5% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Fares every 13 schools, all spellings combined.
Fares in English-speaking countries
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,289th boys’ name17 babies in 3 years1 boy in 9,997
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
1,945th boys’ name37 babies in 3 years1 boy in 22,334
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
137 babies in 3 years1 boy in 37,529+2.8% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Fares, Farès and Farés are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Farès260
- Farés10
- Faress10
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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