boy's name

Pharis

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 26

Pharis is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 1951 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1932, when 6 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1932.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Pharis over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 1950s. The striped bar is the 1950s, still in progress — it covers 1950 to 1951, not a full ten years.

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Births named Pharis by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1930s 12
1940s 5
1950s (to 1951) 6

How popular is Pharis?

In 1951, Pharis was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Pharis is used

United States #3,545 6 in 1951
England & Wales #5,322 3 in 2008

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Pharis

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Pharis also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Pharis over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Pharis

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Pharis — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Pharis

How popular is the name Pharis?

In 1951, Pharis was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Pharis a girl's or a boy's name?

Pharis is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Pharis?

Pharis has 2 syllables.

When was Pharis most popular?

Pharis peaked in 1932, when 6 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.