Faris is a distinctive choice, ranked #379 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Faris in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#379
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About the Name Faris
Faris is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #376. The name has climbed 137 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Faris is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Faris in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Faris
Faris Ramli — Muhammad Faris bin Ramli is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Tampines Rovers and the Singapore national team.
Faris Hammouti — Faris Hammouti is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Cambodian Premier League club Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Faris
Unlikely. With around 109 UK babies named Faris per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Faris in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Faris is rising: up 134 places since 2020, to #379 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #376 in 2024.
Faris is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Faris include: Faris Ramli, Faris Hammouti and Sean Faris. Short summaries for each appear below.
Faris does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Fariss in the wild.
109
UK babies named Faris (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 134 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Faris
Almost certainly the only Faris in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Faris
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Muhammad Faris bin Ramli is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Tampines Rovers and the Singapore national team.
John Denver Faris is an American Chorbishop of the Syriac Maronite Church of Antioch, serving the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn, headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.