Given name & surname
Barris
“a peaceful man”
Barris is a variant of Baris. One Turkish interpretation is “a peaceful man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Barris is a variant of Baris. One Turkish interpretation is “a peaceful man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Barris is a variant of Baris. An origin associated with Baris is Turkish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Barris through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1982. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,027 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Barris’s family of names
Barris has a related form in Baris. In English usage, Barris as a surname has a related form in Barras. In Greek usage, Barris as a surname is a transliteration of Μπαρρής.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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