Harris Boy
How popular is Harris?
#1,297 boy name in 2025
150 baby boys were named Harris in the US in 2025, making it the 1297th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
Harris popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,297 for boys (▲ 21 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 150 boys, 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-26% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,006 in 2015, #996 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1921 (245 boys) |
| Highest rank | #313 in 1889 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 96% boys, 4% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Harris counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Harris family of names ranked #974 for boys in 2025 (#1,013 the year before), with 206 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Harris | 150 | 73% |
| Haris | 56 | 27% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Harris is most popular
Babies named Harris per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Alabama: 0.3 per 1,000 (29 boys)
- Tennessee: 0.2 per 1,000 (41 boys)
- Georgia: 0.2 per 1,000 (52 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.2 per 1,000 (49 boys)
- Arkansas: 0.2 per 1,000 (10 boys)
Harris by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 187 | #313 |
| 1890s | 231 | #333 |
| 1900s | 270 | #374 |
| 1910s | 1,433 | #382 |
| 1920s | 2,232 | #387 |
| 1930s | 1,629 | #407 |
| 1940s | 1,668 | #443 |
| 1950s | 1,362 | #509 |
| 1960s | 794 | #747 |
| 1970s | 649 | #960 |
| 1980s | 744 | #960 |
| 1990s | 1,138 | #1,019 |
| 2000s | 1,343 | #1,059 |
| 2010s | 1,710 | #971 |
| 2020s | 1,082 | #996 |
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Questions
- Is Harris a boy or girl name?
- Harris is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 96% of babies named Harris were boys.
- How popular is the name Harris?
- 150 baby boys were named Harris in the US in 2025, making it the 1297th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
- When was Harris most popular?
- Harris peaked in 1921, when 245 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #313 in 1889.
- How many people are named Harris?
- 16,661 babies have been named Harris in the US since 1880. We estimate about 9,353 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 30.
- Where is Harris most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Harris was most common in Alabama, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.