Farris
Last seen for girls in 2023 at #13,462 · #7,194 for boys in 2025, 11 births
Given to boys 84.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1908 · 16 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 2,991since 1897
Farris over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #7,194 | 11 | |
| 2024 | — | #7,257 | 11 | |
| 2023 | #13,462 | 6 | #8,255 | 9 |
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 | #6,147 | 14 |
| 2021 | #12,206 | 7 | #6,335 | 13 |
| 2020 | #15,088 | 5 | #7,034 | 11 |
| 2019 | — | #6,777 | 12 | |
| 2018 | #12,464 | 7 | #6,703 | 12 |
| 2017 | #10,689 | 9 | #5,788 | 15 |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #6,053 | 14 |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #7,066 | 11 |
| 2014 | — | #6,632 | 12 | |
| 2013 | — | #6,241 | 13 | |
| 2012 | — | #5,482 | 16 | |
| 2011 | #13,347 | 7 | #5,200 | 17 |
| 2010 | — | #5,741 | 15 | |
| 2009 | #17,294 | 5 | #5,102 | 18 |
| 2008 | — | #4,714 | 20 | |
| 2007 | — | #5,210 | 17 | |
| 2006 | — | #5,303 | 16 | |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 | #6,634 | 11 |
| 2004 | — | #5,007 | 16 | |
| 2003 | — | #4,426 | 18 | |
| 2002 | — | #7,643 | 8 | |
| 2001 | — | #3,721 | 22 | |
| 2000 | — | #3,423 | 24 | |
| 1999 | — | #4,162 | 17 | |
| 1998 | — | #4,873 | 13 | |
| 1997 | — | #3,351 | 21 | |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #3,549 | 19 |
| 1995 | — | #4,508 | 13 | |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #2,847 | 25 |
| 1993 | — | #4,227 | 14 | |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #2,599 | 27 |
| 1991 | — | #3,224 | 19 | |
| 1990 | #11,409 | 6 | #3,166 | 19 |
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | #2,902 | 21 |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #2,765 | 20 |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #3,201 | 15 |
| 1986 | #6,612 | 10 | #4,457 | 9 |
| 1985 | #6,031 | 11 | #3,805 | 11 |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #2,529 | 19 |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 | #3,630 | 11 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #3,692 | 11 |
| 1981 | — | #2,779 | 16 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,098 | 14 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,157 | 23 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,669 | 16 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,791 | 15 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,329 | 19 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,637 | 15 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,549 | 15 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,857 | 12 | |
| 1972 | — | #3,622 | 8 | |
| 1971 | — | #3,146 | 10 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,847 | 23 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,046 | 17 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,576 | 11 | |
| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 | #1,573 | 24 |
| 1966 | — | #2,216 | 13 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,595 | 24 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,462 | 29 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,659 | 23 | |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #1,367 | 33 |
| 1961 | — | #1,602 | 25 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,434 | 31 | |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #1,759 | 21 |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 | #1,446 | 29 |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #1,487 | 28 |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | #1,335 | 33 |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #1,313 | 33 |
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 | #1,466 | 27 |
| 1953 | #3,955 | 9 | #1,304 | 33 |
| 1952 | #4,123 | 8 | #1,297 | 33 |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 9 | #1,150 | 39 |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #1,538 | 23 |
| 1949 | — | #1,163 | 37 | |
| 1948 | #3,593 | 9 | #1,160 | 38 |
| 1947 | — | #1,363 | 29 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,409 | 25 | |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #971 | 43 |
| 1944 | #2,946 | 10 | #1,120 | 35 |
| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 | #1,018 | 43 |
| 1942 | #3,444 | 8 | #1,421 | 24 |
| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 | #1,187 | 31 |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #994 | 42 |
| 1939 | #2,922 | 9 | #1,052 | 37 |
| 1938 | #2,940 | 9 | #1,171 | 31 |
| 1937 | #2,940 | 9 | #896 | 48 |
| 1936 | #3,103 | 8 | #1,010 | 39 |
| 1935 | #3,156 | 8 | #1,057 | 37 |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | #1,241 | 29 |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | #961 | 43 |
| 1932 | #3,047 | 9 | #868 | 54 |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #1,050 | 41 |
| 1930 | #2,306 | 14 | #892 | 55 |
| 1929 | #3,137 | 9 | #1,272 | 31 |
| 1928 | #3,436 | 8 | #1,188 | 36 |
| 1927 | #2,859 | 11 | #1,060 | 44 |
| 1926 | #2,165 | 17 | #902 | 55 |
| 1925 | #2,489 | 14 | #1,164 | 37 |
| 1924 | #2,409 | 15 | #984 | 51 |
| 1923 | #2,917 | 11 | #913 | 56 |
| 1922 | #2,780 | 12 | #1,084 | 42 |
| 1921 | #2,941 | 11 | #981 | 51 |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #940 | 54 |
| 1919 | #2,640 | 12 | #959 | 49 |
| 1918 | #2,376 | 14 | #1,152 | 36 |
| 1917 | #2,693 | 11 | #1,132 | 35 |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 | #998 | 41 |
| 1915 | #3,134 | 8 | #952 | 43 |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | #1,054 | 29 |
| 1913 | — | #1,049 | 23 | |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | #1,223 | 15 |
| 1911 | — | #896 | 14 | |
| 1910 | — | #822 | 14 | |
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | #1,083 | 8 |
| 1908 | — | #657 | 16 | |
| 1907 | — | #866 | 10 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,004 | 7 | |
| 1905 | — | #836 | 9 | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | #933 | 7 | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #785 | 11 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #1,002 | 6 | |
| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1897
The first year at least five boys were named Farris! It came in at #1,057, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1899, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
See more about Farris
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 63 spots since 2024 (#7,257 → #7,194)
- 160 spots since 2020 (#7,034 → #7,194)
- 128 spots since 2015 (#7,066 → #7,194)
- Biggest jump: 380 spots in 1930 (#1,272 → #892)
- Biggest drop: 438 spots in 1946 (#971 → #1,409)
Rise & fade · boys
11 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1897
- Peaked 1908 at #657 (16 births)
- Births halved by 1909, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 21 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 21 yrs · run 1919–1921
Share of babies · boys
1 in 9,646
- Highest: 1 in 9,646 boys born in 1908 were named Farris (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 155,280 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 15.3% of all boys named Farris (457) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1987
- Mostly girls until 1986, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 11 | #1,002 (1898) | #1,030 |
| 1900s | 68 | #657 (1908) | #881 |
| 1910s | 299 | #822 (1910) | #1,024 |
| 1920s | 457 | #902 (1926) | #1,049 |
| 1930s | 414 | #868 (1932) | #1,020 |
| 1940s | 347 | #971 (1945) | #1,181 |
| 1950s | 299 | #1,150 (1951) | #1,410 |
| 1960s | 230 | #1,367 (1962) | #1,753 |
| 1970s | 156 | #1,847 (1970) | #2,660 |
| 1980s | 147 | #2,529 (1984) | #3,286 |
| 1990s | 187 | #2,599 (1992) | #3,651 |
| 2000s | 170 | #3,423 (2000) | #5,118 |
| 2010s | 137 | #5,200 (2011) | #6,168 |
| 2020s | 69 | #6,147 (2022) | #7,037 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Farris in 1897
boys
#1,057
5 births · 1 in 22,551 boys
Top boys' names in 1897
More about 1897
boys
112,757 boys got a published name in 1897; 1 in 22,551 of them was named Farris, which outranked 14.0% of the 1,229 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 35.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Farris
Tied with 172 names at #1,057; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1896
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.