Harris
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Harris
When Harrison is too much, but Harry isn't enough, try this stylish surname name with a touch of British flair. It briefly reentered the US Top 1000 for the first time since 1988 in 2016, but has since dropped just below the radar again.
Harris for boys#1300 US
Harris is wildly popular in Scotland, where it is also a geographical name, belonging to one of the largest of the country's many islands. Harris consistently ranks in the Top 10 for boys in Scotland, and in the Top 300 in neighboring England and Wales.
Harris is also an extremely popular surname, among the Top 25 most common last names in the US.. A famous current bearer is Kamala Harris, who in 2021 became the first ever female vice president of the US, as well as the first African American and first Asian American vice president.
Harris for girls#13816 US
Harris is a last-name name related, of course, to Harry and Harrison, in turn relatives of Henry. It's usually a male name, but Fox news anchor Harris Faulkner brought it to the female column. For now it remains a unique choice, given to 12 girls in a recent year.
Pronounced HAR-is.
As of October 2026, Harris ranked #1300 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #316 in 1889, Nameberry popularity #737.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,090 | 176 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #1,008 | 203 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #972 | 212 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #1,043 | 193 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #1,020 | 202 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #1,030 | 202 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #996 | 214 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,000 | 219 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #1,172 | 174 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,166 | 177 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #1,319 | 147 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,300 | 150 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Harris on lists
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daughter of American musician Ben Harper
Harris in pop culture
- HarrisBoy
character in "Brave"
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superhero in Marvel Comics
- HarrisBoy
character on British sitcom "Porridge"
- Harris Conner HealyBoy
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at University of Oxford
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Zonotrichia querula
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