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“Son of Harry” — English origin
Boy's name · #1300 in the US (2025) · Timeless
Few names move less than Harris — on the books since 1880, #1300 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 16,000 boys share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. It is also an American family name — about 624,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census. Together with its spelling variant Haris (#2428), Harris would rank around #1060 with about 210 births last year — the newborns split about 73/27 between Harris and Haris.
Around the world: #10 in Scotland (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 204 notable people named Harris:
No single standout — notable Harrises spread across many fields.
Similar names: Aris · Wiley · Harley · Coy · Otis · Paris
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