Boy name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Faris

FAH-ris · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
knight; horseman; cavalier
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
timeless
Themes
noble · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1443
2024 births125
Peak year2017
First appeared1915
Total US births3,074
2017 peak19151942197019972024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Fari
Alternate spellings
FaresFarrisFeris
In other languages
Faris (Turkish)Fares (Levantine)

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Notable people named Faris

Faris al-Khoury (Syrian statesman)