Faris
“horseman, knight”
Boy’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 1,592nd
- births in 2023–2025
- 65
- babies born in France
- 1 in 27,778
- +0.5% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2019
Meaning and origin of Faris
Faris means “horseman, knight” and is of Arabic origin.
Popularity of Faris in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2019.
- Over recent years, Faris has been stable (+0.5% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Faris every 111 schools, all spellings combined.
Faris in English-speaking countries
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
493rd boys’ name69 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,463+2.3% a year
- ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
438th boys’ name22 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,724
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
397th boys’ name302 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,736+8% a year
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
813th boys’ name7 babies in 3 years1 boy in 10,260
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
1,466th boys’ name371 babies in 3 years1 boy in 13,859+2.9% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Fariss5
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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