Faris is a distinctive choice, ranked #376 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Faris in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#376
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Faris
Unlikely. With around 111 UK babies named Faris per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Faris in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Faris is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 137 places over the last five years to #376 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 — Muhammad Faris bin Ramli is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Tampines...; 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.; Sean Faris — Sean Faris is an American actor..
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.
111
UK babies named Faris (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 137 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
Likely around 1 other Faris in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
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. A forward, Faris primarily plays as a winger.
Sean Faris is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jake Tyler in Never Back Down, Kyo Kusanagi in The King of Fighters, and Rick Penning in Forever Strong.
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. He is a canon lawyer of the Eastern Catholic Churches, and an expert called upon for dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Eastern Christian Churches.
Pam Faris is a former American politician from Michigan. Faris is a former Democratic member of Michigan House of Representatives for District 48 and a former Second Lady of Michigan.
Hamza Abu Faris (Arabic: حمزة أبوفارس), is a Libyan scholar and politician who was born in Msallata on 13 January 1946. He was named Awqaf & Islamic Affairs Minister on 22 November 2011 by Abdurrahim El-Keib.