Boys' name · since 1980
Haris
Haris has 1,808 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,520 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,437 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,808
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Haris currently ranks #2437 among boys' names in America, with 1,808 babies recorded since 1980.
Haris has 1,808 recorded births among boys since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2437 as of the latest data, more common than 83% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #3,520 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,437 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,808 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haris ranks #3,520 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,437 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,808 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,520 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,437 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,808
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Haris's 1,808 recorded births place it above 92.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Haris compares
1,808 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Haris's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Haris | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,808 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 34 | 22,252 |
Haris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Haris's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 68, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Haris popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Haris by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (554 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Haris's strongest decade.
554 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Haris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 68
1980s
68 births
- 1990s
1990s
311 births
- 2000s
2000s
554 births
- 2010s
2010s
529 births
- 2020s
2020s
346 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 554 births (31% of all-time use).
How Haris compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Haris's total volume
Haris by state
Where Haris concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 318 | 17.6% |
| #2 | California | | 183 | 10.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 67 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 54 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 42 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Washington | | 21 | 1.2% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 20 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 17 | 0.9% |
318 of 1,808 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Haris appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Haris's data
- Haris's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (554 total births) through the 2020s (346) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Hariss (318 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Haris: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1980–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Haris draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.