Given name & surname
Faris
“a forgiving woman”
Faris is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “a forgiving woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a forgiving woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Faris through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,245
- 3,225 boys · 20 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 150 babies
- 2025
- 150
- #1,299 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +5%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 150 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,299 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 5.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (23). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,997 as a first name in 2020; 5,123 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.
Faris’s family of names
Faris has a related form in Farris. Faris has a related form in Farris. Faris has a related form in Fariss.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Faris
- Abu Inan FarisMarinid sultan1329–1358
- Faris HarounBelgian footballerborn 1985
- Fares al-KhourySyrian politician (1877-1962)
- Fares JumaaEmirati footballerborn 1988
- Faris MoumbagnaCameroonian association football playerborn 2000
- Faris RamliSingaporean professional footballerborn 1992
- Faris OdehPalestinian activist (1985–2000)
- Faris Al-Sultantriathleteborn 1978
- Faris al-ZahraniSaudi Arabian Al-Qaeda member1977–2016
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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