Recorded 1932–1951 Boys' name Peak 1932 23 births

Pharis — boys' name

23 babies named Pharis in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s121940s51950s6
1930s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Pharis was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

6 babies were named Pharis in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pharis

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Pharis between 1932 and 1951, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Pharis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pharis performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Pharis shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pharis in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 23 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Pharis at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

23

Since 1932

20 years of records

Peak year

1932

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1932

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1951

Pharis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1932

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1932)
6
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.5 1951194819351932 6

Pharis by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
12 births that decade — 52% of Pharis's all-time total
1930s121940s51950s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pharis?
23 babies have been named Pharis since 1932. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1932 with 6 births.
When was Pharis most popular?
Pharis was most popular in the 1930s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
How long has the name Pharis been used?
Pharis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1932, spanning 20 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Pharis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pharaoh, Pharoah, Pharrell, Phares, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1932–1951 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.