Faris
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Faris is an Arabic name meaning “horseman” or “knight.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson)
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Usage of Faris in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Faris against each list of names.
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Albanian
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Arabic
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Bulgarian
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Catalan
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Chinese
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Cornish
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Croatian
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Czech
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Danish
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Dothraki
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Dutch
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English
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French
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Georgian
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German
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Greek
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Hawaiian
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Italian
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Japanese
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Persian
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Romanian
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Russian
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Faris is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Faris in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 150 boys were named Faris, making it the #1297 boys' name in the US. Since 1915, 3,225 boys have been named Faris, with the most (150) in 2025. It is most common, relative to births, in Virginia, New York and Illinois.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Faris
There are 61 towns and villages with Faris in their name, in 10 countries.
🇮🇶 Iraq 32🇸🇾 Syria 8🇾🇪 Yemen 7🇪🇬 Egypt 6🇪🇹 Ethiopia 2🇲🇦 Morocco 2🇮🇹 Italy 1🇲🇰 North Macedonia 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Fariš | Kavadarci, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 134 | Map |
| Faris | Friuli Venezia Giulia, 🇮🇹 Italy | 69 | Map |
| Al Fāris | Omran, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Aḩmad Fāris | Wasit, 🇮🇶 Iraq | – | Map |
| Banī Fāris | Al Hudaydah, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Bayt Fāris | Latakia, 🇸🇾 Syria | – | Map |
| Buyūt Fāris | Al Hudaydah, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Faris | Missouri, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Farīs | Oromiya, 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | – | Map |
| Farīs | Oromiya, 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Faris
There are 1 lakes and reservoirs with Faris in their name.
| Name | Where | |
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| Faris Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Faris songs
One song on Wikidata has Faris in its title:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
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