Harris
Featured in baby name books
Harris is a form of Harrison, meaning “son of Harry.”
Sources: The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Harris in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Harris against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Harris is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Harris in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 150 boys were named Harris, making it the #1297 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 16,472 boys have been named Harris, with the most (245) in 1921. It is most common, relative to births, in Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Canada (Ontario) | #907 boys | 12 | Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General, ServiceOntario), 2024 |
| England and Wales | #396 boys | 103 | Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2025 |
| Ireland | #829 boys | 3 | Central Statistics Office (CSO), 2025 |
| Northern Ireland (English-speaking) | #395 boys | 3 | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), 2025 |
| Northern Ireland (Irish-speaking) | #395 boys | 3 | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), 2025 |
| Scotland | #10 boys | 211 | National Records of Scotland (NRS), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Harris in other languages
- Henri Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German
- Harry Dutch, English
- Heinrich Dutch, German
- Henry Dutch, English
- Enric Catalan
- Enrique Spanish
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Harris
There are 88 towns and villages with Harris in their name, in 9 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 67🇨🇦 Canada 8🇱🇷 Liberia 5🇬🇧 United Kingdom 2🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2🇦🇺 Australia 1🇧🇧 Barbados 1🇪🇷 Eritrea 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Harris Hill | New York, 🇺🇸 United States | 5,508 | Map |
| Young Harris | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,325 | Map |
| Harris | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,125 | Map |
| Harris | Iowa, 🇺🇸 United States | 164 | Map |
| Harris River | Western Australia, 🇦🇺 Australia | 102 | Map |
| Harris | Missouri, 🇺🇸 United States | 58 | Map |
| Harris | Kansas, 🇺🇸 United States | 51 | Map |
| En Harris | Northern Red Sea, 🇪🇷 Eritrea | – | Map |
| Grebo Harris | Montserrado County, 🇱🇷 Liberia | – | Map |
| Harris | Saint Lucy, 🇧🇧 Barbados | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Harris
There are 141 lakes and reservoirs with Harris in their name, in 5 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 100🇨🇦 Canada 35🇦🇺 Australia 4🇰🇪 Kenya 1🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
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| Harris Brake | Arkansas, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Harris Lake | New South Wales, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
| Harris Lake | Western Australia, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
| Harris Lake | Queensland, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
| Harris Lake | Newfoundland and Labrador, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Harris Lake | Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Harris Lake | Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Harris Lake | Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Harris Lake | Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Harris Lake | Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Harris songs
67 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Harris in their title. The best known:
- AGNEW (Harris)
- ARABIA (Harris)
- ARNOLD (Harris)
- BE STILL (Harris, Wyse)
- BEAUFORT (Harris)
- BELDEN (Harris)
- BERNARD (Harris)
- BRYANT (Harris)
- CALVERT (Harris)
- CARMEL (Harris)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Fictional characters named Harris
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Harris as a pet name
FurryName has found 33 dogs named Harris in public pet registers, making it the #2,807 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Prospect (1), Burnside (1), Golden Plains Shire (1). Harris as a dog name →
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