MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Faris mean?
Faris is the Arabic word for a horseman or knight. It is built on the vocabulary of the horse and became a personal name through its martial sense.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
फ़ारिस
Conventional spelling
Arabic
فارس
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Faris in Indian usage
1,039 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 725 |
| Other decades | 314 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Other states | 1,039 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Faris / M | 109 | 379 |
| Scotland | Faris / M | 11 | 316 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Faris ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Faris; Table_6, C386 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Faris; Table_6, C386
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Faris; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Faris; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy
- Behind the Name: Faris ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
- Wiktionary: فارس ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.