Harris

Harris: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “son of Harry”
Origin: English
Say it: HAIR-iss · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys

Originally an English and Scottish surname meaning 'son of Harry', from the medieval given name Harry, a form of Henry. It is also used as a first name.

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How popular is Harris?

202448.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Harris in 2024159

2024 rank#1,318 boys

Peak year1918

Total US babies since 188016,505

Harris has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Harris

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Henryhome ruler · Germanic
Harrisonson of Harry · English
Hendrixson of Hendrik · Dutch
Enriquehome ruler · Spanish
Harryhome ruler · English
Henrikhome ruler · Scandinavian
Henrihome ruler · French
Hendrickhome ruler · Germanic

Harris questions

What does the name Harris mean?

Harris means "son of Harry". It comes from English. Originally an English and Scottish surname meaning 'son of Harry', from the medieval given name Harry, a form of Henry. It is also used as a first name.

Is Harris a boy or girl name?

Harris is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Harris?

159 US babies were named Harris in 2024. Its peak year was 1918.

How do you pronounce Harris?

Harris is usually pronounced HAIR-iss.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.