US rank #3661 Boys' name Peak 2024 226 births

Waris — #3661 US boys' name

226 babies named Waris in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s162010s992020s111
#3661
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 74% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Waris was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

31 babies were named Waris in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Waris

The Social Security Administration has registered 226 babies named Waris between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Waris currently holds the #3661 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Waris performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Waris shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 88 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Waris in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Waris 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 226 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.

Waris at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

226

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2024

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,661

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Waris popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
31
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
010203040 202420222020201820162014201120042003 5

Waris by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
111 births that decade — 49% of Waris's all-time total
2000s162010s992020s111

Waris by state

Where Waris concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Waris
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
88 38.9%
#2 New York
6 2.7%
California share of Waris's total US births 38.9%
Even split

88 of 226 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Waris?
226 babies have been named Waris since 2003. It currently ranks #3661 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 31 births.
When was Waris most popular?
Waris was most popular in the 2020s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Waris most popular?
The top states for the name Waris are California (88 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Waris been used?
Waris has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Waris?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Warren, Ward, Warner, Wardell, 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, 2003–2024 (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.